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This article excludes : paranormal Interpretations .

Autoscopy is the experience in which the individual while believing himself to be awake sees his or her body position outside of his body. Autoscopy comes from the greek language "αυτός" (him self) and the word "γραψε" (copy).

Autoscopy has intrigued humankind from time immemorial and is abundant in the folklore, mythology, and spiritual narratives of most ancient and modern societies . Cases of Autoscopy are not uncommonly met with in modern psychiatric practice.^[1]

Factors

Experiences - are characterized by the presence of the following three factors:

disembodiment , an apparent location of the self outside one's body.
impression of seeing the world from an elevated and distanced visuo-spatial perspective or extracorporeal, but egocentric visuo-spatial perspective .
impression of seeing one's own body from this perspective(autoscopy) .

Laboratory of Cognitive Neuroscience, Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne , Lausanne, and Department of Neurology, University Hospital, Geneva , Switzerland , have reviewed some of the classical precipitating factors of autoscopie . These are sleep, drug abuse, and general anesthesia as well neurobiology . They have compared them with recent findings on neurological and neurocognitive mechanisms of the autoscopie. The reviewed data suggest that autoscopies are due to functional disintegration of lower-level multisensory processing and abnormal higher-level self-processing at the temporo-parietal junction. The researchers argue that the experimental investigation of the interactions between these multisensory and cognitive mechanisms in autoscopies and related illusions in combination with neuroimaging and behavioral techniques might further our understanding of the central mechanisms of awareness and self-consciousness.

disorders

A related autoscopy disorder known as- Negative Autoscopy (or Negative Heautoscopy) is a psychological phenomenon in which the sufferer does not see his or her reflection when looking in a mirror. Although the sufferer's image may be seen by others, he or she claims not to see it. This was briefly and scientifically referred to as "Maartechen Syndrome" due to comments resulting from experiment that illustrated this disorder^[2]^[3]

References

^ Transclusion error: {{En}} is only for use in File namespace. Use {{lang-en}} or {{in lang|en}} instead.Dening T and Berrios G E,1994,Autoscopie phenomena: Autoscopie clinical analysis,by British Journal of Psychiatry - Retrieved in 2007
^ Transclusion error: {{En}} is only for use in File namespace. Use {{lang-en}} or {{in lang|en}} instead."Disorders of Perception" (pdf). Retrieved 2007-10-17.
^ Transclusion error: {{En}} is only for use in File namespace. Use {{lang-en}} or {{in lang|en}} instead."Out of body:experience,heautoscopy and autoscopie hallucination" (pdf). Retrieved 2007-10-01.
^ quote by Researchers Find an Explanation for:Out of Body - experiences.

topics of works

Transclusion error: {{En}} is only for use in File namespace. Use {{lang-en}} or {{in lang|en}} instead.-Bunning , S., and Blanke , O. , 2005 ,Prog Brain Res:describe the neural correlates of the autoscopie experiences,PubMed , PMID 16186034

external links

Transclusion error: {{En}} is only for use in File namespace. Use {{lang-en}} or {{in lang|en}} instead.-topic and releases - website

[1] Transclusion error: {{En}} is only for use in File namespace. Use {{lang-en}} or {{in lang|en}} instead.Dening T and Berrios G E,1994,Autoscopie phenomena: Autoscopie clinical analysis,by British Journal of Psychiatry - Retrieved in 2007

[2] Transclusion error: {{En}} is only for use in File namespace. Use {{lang-en}} or {{in lang|en}} instead."Disorders of Perception" (pdf). Retrieved 2007-10-17.

[3] Transclusion error: {{En}} is only for use in File namespace. Use {{lang-en}} or {{in lang|en}} instead."Out of body:experience,heautoscopy and autoscopie hallucination" (pdf). Retrieved 2007-10-01.

[4] quote by Researchers Find an Explanation for:Out of Body - experiences.

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-::''This article excludes paranormal interpretations.''
+[[File:Inicio_projecao.jpg|thumb|300px|autoscopy - example image for- Out of Body]]
-The term '''autoscopy''' derives from the Greek words ''autos'' (self) and ''skopeein'' (to see). It refers to an experience in which a person, while believing him or her self to be awake, sees his or her body and the world from a location outside his or her physical [[body]]. More precisely, autoscopy experiences are characterized by the presence of the following three [[phenomena]]:
+{{see also|Heautoscopy}}
-* disembodiment (apparent location of the self outside one's body);
-* impression of seeing the [[world]] from an elevated and distanced visuo-spatial [[Perspective (visual)|perspective]] ([[extracorporeal]], but [[egocentric]] visuo-spatial perspective); and
-* impression of seeing one's own body (autoscopy) from this perspective.
+:''This article excludes : <font color="blue"> paranormal Interpretations </font>.''
-Autoscopies have puzzled [[humankind]] from time immemorial and are abundant in the [[folklore]], [[mythology]], and spiritual narratives of most [[ancient]] and [[modern age|modern]] [[society|societies]]. Cases of Autoscopy are not uncommonly met with in psychiatric practice.<ref>Dening T and Berrios G E (1994) Autoscopic phenomena. A Clinical analysis of 56 cases. ''British Journal of Psychiatry'' 165: 808-817</ref>
+'''Autoscopy''' is the experience in which the individual while believing himself to be awake sees his or her body position outside of his body. Autoscopy comes from the [[greek language]] "αυτός" (''him self'') and the word "γραψε" (''copy'').
-Bunning and Blanke (2005) of the Laboratory of Cognitive Neuroscience, [[Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne]] (EPFL), [[Lausanne]], and Department of Neurology, University Hospital, [[Geneva]], [[Switzerland]], have reviewed some of the classical precipitating factors of autoscopies. These are sleep, drug abuse, and general anesthesia as well as their neurobiology. They have compared them with recent findings on neurological and neurocognitive mechanisms of the autoscopies. The reviewed data suggest that autoscopies are due to functional disintegration of lower-level multisensory processing and abnormal higher-level self-processing at the temporo-parietal junction. The researchers argue that the experimental investigation of the interactions between these multisensory and cognitive mechanisms in autoscopies and related [[illusion]]s in combination with neuroimaging and behavioral techniques might further our understanding of the central mechanisms of [[corporal awareness]] and self-[[consciousness]].
-A related autoscopic disorder known as Negative Autoscopy (or Negative Heautoscopy) is a psychological phenomenon in which the sufferer does not see his or her reflection when looking in a mirror. <ref name="na">{{cite web|url=http://www.cambridgecourse.com/modules.php?name=Downloads&d_op=getit&lid=34|accessdate=2007-10-17 |title=Disorders of Perception|format=pdf}}</ref><ref name="nh">{{cite web|url=http://lnco.epfl.ch/webdav/site/lnco/users/149176/public/9.Blanke%20O,%20Mohr%20C.%20(2005)%20Autoscopic%20phenomena%20of%20neurological%20origin.%20Implications%20for%20corporal%20awareness%20and%20self%20consciousness.%20Brain%20Research%20Reviews%2050:184-199.pdf|accessdate=2007-10-17|format=pdf|title=Out-of-body experience, heautoscopy, and autoscopic hallucination of neurological origin Implications for neurocognitive mechanisms of corporeal awareness and self consciousness}}</ref> Although the sufferer's image may be seen by others, he or she claims not to see it.  This was briefly (and jokingly) referred to as "Maartechen Syndrome" due to comments resulting from a [[YouTube]] video of a prank that illustrated this disorder.
+Autoscopy has intrigued humankind from time immemorial and is abundant in the [[folklore]], [[mythology]], and spiritual narratives of most [[ancient]] and [[modern age|modern]] [[society|societies]] . Cases of Autoscopy are not uncommonly met with in modern psychiatric practice.<ref>{{en}}Dening T and Berrios G E,1994,Autoscopie phenomena: Autoscopie clinical analysis,by British Journal of Psychiatry - Retrieved in 2007</ref>
-See in the article '' Researchers Find an Explanation for Out-of-Body Experiences'' how scientists performed experiments in order to search for an explanation for autoscopies [http://www.aaas.org/news/releases/2007/0823out_of_body.shtml]
+== Factors ==
+[[File:Doubles2x.jpg|thumb|180px|Double experience- example image]]
+Experiences - are characterized by the presence of the following '''three factors''':
+* disembodiment , an apparent location of the self outside one's body.
+* impression of seeing the world from an elevated and distanced visuo-spatial [[Perspective (visual)|perspective]] or [[extracorporeal]], but [[egocentric]] visuo-spatial perspective .
+* impression of seeing one's own body from this perspective(autoscopy) .
+Laboratory of Cognitive Neuroscience, [[Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne]] , [[Lausanne]], and Department of Neurology, University Hospital, Geneva , Switzerland , have reviewed some of the classical precipitating factors of autoscopie . These are sleep, drug abuse, and general anesthesia as well neurobiology . They have compared them with recent findings on neurological and neurocognitive mechanisms of the autoscopie. The reviewed data suggest that autoscopies are due to functional disintegration of lower-level multisensory processing and abnormal higher-level self-processing at the temporo-parietal junction. The researchers argue that the experimental investigation of the interactions between these multisensory and cognitive mechanisms in autoscopies and related [[illusion]]s in combination with neuroimaging and behavioral techniques might further our understanding of the central mechanisms of awareness and self-[[consciousness]].
-'''[[Heautoscopy]]''', or ''experience of a double'', is a related phenomenon.
+== disorders ==
+{{see also|Psychiatric disorder}}
+A related autoscopy disorder known as- Negative Autoscopy (or Negative Heautoscopy) is a psychological phenomenon in which the sufferer does not see his or her reflection when looking in a mirror.  Although the sufferer's image may be seen by others, he or she claims not to see it.  This was briefly and scientifically referred to as "Maartechen Syndrome" due to comments resulting from experiment that illustrated this disorder<ref>{{en}}{{cite web|url=http://www.cambridgecourse.com/modules.php?name=Downloads&d_op=getit&lid=34|accessdate=2007-10-17 |title=Disorders of Perception|format=pdf}}</ref><ref>{{en}}{{cite web|url=http://lnco.epfl.ch/webdav/site/lnco/users/149176/public/9.Blanke%20O,%20Mohr%20C.%20(2005)%20Autoscopic%20phenomena%20of%20neurological%20origin.%20Implications%20for%20corporal%20awareness%20and%20self%20consciousness.%20Brain%20Research%20Reviews%2050:184-199.pdf|accessdate=2007-10-01|format=pdf|title=Out of body:experience,heautoscopy and autoscopie hallucination}}</ref>
+== related ==
+*many reports of experiments by scientists performed in order to search for an explanation for autoscopies.<ref>quote by Researchers Find an Explanation for:''Out of Body - experiences''.</ref>
+*Heautoscopy or experience of a double is a related phenomenon.
 == See also ==
+*[[Psychiatric disorder]]
-*[[Out-of-body experience]]: An article which is part of the ''WikiProject Paranormal.''
+*[[Heautoscopy]]
+*[[Out-of-body experience]]
+*[[Maartechen Syndrome]]
 == References ==
+<references/>
-*Bunning, S., and Blanke, O. (2005). Prog Brain Res. 150:331-50. (PubMed Abstract PMID 16186034) describe the neural correlates of the autoscopic experiences.
-*PubMed Abstract PMID 16019077 and related articles describe many heautoscopic and autoscopic experiences with their neural correlates.
+;topics of works
-{{Reflist|1}}
+*{{en}}-Bunning , S., and Blanke , O. , 2005 ,''Prog Brain Res:describe the neural correlates of the autoscopie experiences,PubMed'' , PMID 16186034
+== external links ==
+*{{en}}-[http://www.aaas.org/news/releases/2007/0823out_of_body.shtml  topic and releases - website]
 [[Category:Neurology]]
 [[Category:Anthropology]]
+[[Category:Psychiatric disorders]]
+[[Category: Syndromes]]
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 [[pl:Autoskopia]]