Intentional binding as a marker of agency across the lifespan |
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| Institution: | 1. Department of General Psychology, University of Padova, via Venezia, 8, Padova, Italy;2. Smell & Taste Clinic, Department of Otorhinolaryngology, TU Dresden, Fetscherstrasse 74, 01307 Dresden, Germany;3. Gösta Ekman Laboratory, Department of Psychology, Stockholm University, Frescati Hagväg 9A, 106 91 Stockholm, Sweden;4. Center for Cognitive Neuroscience, University of Padova, Via Venezia, 8, Padova, Italy;1. Pharmacology, Pharmacy & Anaesthesiology Unit, School of Medicine and Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences, The University of Western Australia, WA, Australia;2. Statewide Department of Neurophysiology, Graylands Hospital, North Metropolitan Health Services – Mental Health, WA, Australia;3. School of Psychology, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK;4. School of Psychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences, The University of Western Australia, WA, Australia;5. Clinical Research Centre, Graylands Hospital, North Metropolitan Health Services – Mental Health, WA, Australia |
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| Abstract: | The feeling of control over actions and their external effects is known as Sense of Agency (SoAg). People usually have a distinctive SoAg for events caused by their own actions. However, if the agent is a child or an older person, this feeling of being responsible for the consequences of an action may differ from what an adult would feel. The idea would be that children and elderly may have a reduced SoAg since their frontal lobes are developing or have started to loose their efficiency. The aim of this study was to elucidate whether the SoAg changes across lifespan, using the Intentional Binding (i.e., the temporal attraction between a voluntary action and its sensory consequence) as implicit measure. Data show that children and elderly are characterized by a reduced SoAg as compared to adults. These findings provide a fundamental step in the characterization of SoAg dynamics throughout individuals’ lifetime. |
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| Keywords: | Sense of agency Intentional binding Lifespan Responsibility Frontal lobe |
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