Thomas Metzinger

7.4k citations
67 papers · 4.1k · 2 hit papers · h-index 25

Impact in

    • Virtual Reality Applications and Impacts
    • Embodied and Extended Cognition
    • Neural dynamics and brain function
    • Sleep and Wakefulness Research
    • Visual perception and processing mechanisms

Papers in

    • Embodied and Extended Cognition 14
    • Mind wandering and attention 6
    • Neuroethics, Human Enhancement, Biomedical Innovations 5
    • Action Observation and Synchronization 12
    • Paranormal Experiences and Beliefs 6
    • Social Representations and Identity 4

Thomas Metzinger

61 papers receiving 3.6k citations

Thomas Metzinger's Hit Papers

Full-body illusions and minimal phenomenal selfhood 2008 · 706 citations
7060+6+12Years since publication250500750

Peers

Thomas Metzinger
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  • Human-Computer Interaction 1.2k
  • Cognitive Neuroscience 2.4k
  • Social Psychology 1.6k
  • Experimental and Cognitive Psychology 737
  • Psychiatry and Mental health 546
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All Works

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1
Video Ergo Sum: Manipulating Bodily Self-Consciousness
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2007812
2
Full-body illusions and minimal phenomenal selfhood
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2008706
3
Being No One: The Self-Model Theory of Subjectivity
2003473
4 2003332
5 2016246
6
Neural correlates of consciousness : empirical and conceptual questions
2000167
7 200782
8 201379
9 200379
10 200379
11 201777
12 202077
13 200372
14 201769
15 201364
16 201854
17 202153
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The philosophy of dreaming and self-consciousness: What happens to the experiential subject during the dream state?
200747
19
Out-of-Body Experiences as the Origin of the Concept of a "Soul"
200545
20 201845

About Thomas Metzinger

Thomas Metzinger is a scholar working on Cognitive Neuroscience, Social Psychology, Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, History and Philosophy of Science and Philosophy, having authored 67 papers that have together received 4.1k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Embodied and Extended Cognition (14 papers), Action Observation and Synchronization (12 papers), Virtual Reality Applications and Impacts (7 papers), Paranormal Experiences and Beliefs (6 papers), Mind wandering and attention (6 papers), Neuroethics, Human Enhancement, Biomedical Innovations (5 papers), Philosophy and History of Science (5 papers) and Social Representations and Identity (4 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Human-Computer Interaction (1.2k citations), Cognitive Neuroscience (2.4k citations), Social Psychology (1.6k citations), Experimental and Cognitive Psychology (737 citations) and Psychiatry and Mental health (546 citations). Thomas Metzinger has collaborated with scholars based in Germany, Switzerland and Italy. Frequent co-authors include Olaf Blanke, Bigna Lenggenhager, Tej Tadi, Michael Madary, Vittorio Gallese, Jennifer Windt, Wanja Wiese, Alex Gamma, Nathan Faivre and Andrea Serino. Their work appears in journals such as Consciousness and Cognition, Journal of Consciousness Studies, Frontiers in Psychology, Trends in Cognitive Sciences and Networks.

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