Analysis of the empirical research on the feeling of presence

Roballo, Francisco; Delgado González, Ana Rosa

doi:10.1037/drm0000113

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Analysis of the empirical research on the feeling of presence

dc.contributor.author	Roballo, Francisco
dc.contributor.author	Delgado González, Ana Rosa
dc.date.accessioned	2023-11-20T11:24:08Z
dc.date.available	2023-11-20T11:24:08Z
dc.date.issued	2019
dc.identifier.citation	Roballo, F., & Delgado, A. R. (2019). Analysis of the empirical research on the feeling of presence. Dreaming, 29(4), 358–369. https://doi.org/10.1037/drm0000113	es_ES
dc.identifier.issn	1053-0797
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10366/153564
dc.description	[EN]The feeling of presence consists of the feeling that another person or entity is detected near the extrapersonal space without any clear sensory evidence. Its symptoms include visual hallucinations and wrong coding of sensorial input. The phenomenon is sometimes present in pathologies such as sleep paralysis or neurodegenerative diseases, but it can also be found in healthy subjects. It has been associated with folk beliefs, but there is now enough evidence of its brain basis. A total of 72 studies from Web of Science and Scopus were analyzed considering 12 classificatory variables that were constructed bottom-up. Prevalence of neurodegenerative disease was higher for males, whereas sleep paralysis was prevalent for females. Twenty-one studies included participants with multiple pathologies. The episodes were generally associated to fear and anxiety. Some structural and functional alterations were found in neuroimaging case studies. Scale validation studies were scarce, usually showing scores with good psychometric properties. Diverse scales comprised different dimensions according to their objectives. Feeling of presence is a neuropsychological phenomenon, as failures in perception and self-concept are due to brain electric maladjustment. Evidence corroborates that mismatches are localized in cortical areas such as the temporal-parietal or insular cortex, as well as in subcortical areas, such as the hippocampus. The phenomenon main characteristics, associated factors, and measurement scales vary according to the studied pathological entity. Given that most scales have not been validated, a more empirical approach that takes into account the variety of associated pathologies is needed.	es_ES
dc.format.mimetype	application/pdf
dc.language.iso	eng	es_ES
dc.publisher	American Psychological Association	es_ES
dc.rights	Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 Internacional	*
dc.rights.uri	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/	*
dc.subject	feeling of presence	es_ES
dc.subject	review	es_ES
dc.subject	sensed presence	es_ES
dc.subject	testing	es_ES
dc.subject	validity	es_ES
dc.subject.mesh	Neurosciences	*
dc.subject.mesh	Neurodegenerative Diseases	*
dc.title	Analysis of the empirical research on the feeling of presence	es_ES
dc.type	info:eu-repo/semantics/article	es_ES
dc.relation.publishversion	http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/drm0000113	es_ES
dc.subject.unesco	2490 Neurociencias	es_ES
dc.subject.unesco	61 Psicología	es_ES
dc.identifier.doi	10.1037/drm0000113
dc.rights.accessRights	info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess	es_ES
dc.identifier.essn	1573-3351
dc.journal.title	Dreaming	es_ES
dc.volume.number	29	es_ES
dc.issue.number	4	es_ES
dc.page.initial	358	es_ES
dc.page.final	369	es_ES
dc.type.hasVersion	info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion	es_ES
dc.subject.decs	enfermedades neurodegenerativas	*
dc.subject.decs	neurociencias	*