--- title: "Meaning & Key Takeaway of: Our sense of bodily presence is always…" description: "\"“Our sense of bodily presence is always constructed on the basis of the brain’s ongoing registration of correlations. If the correlations are reliable,..." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a3a/anonymous-1_body-image_our-sense-of-bodily-presence-is-always-c_1728403.jpg" --- # Our sense of bodily presence is always constructed on the… ![“Our sense of bodily presence is always constructed on the basis of the brain’s ongoing registration of correlations. If the correlations are reliable, persistent, and supported by a robust, reliable causal chain, then the body image that is constructed on that basis is well grounded. It is well…” quote by Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a3a/anonymous-1_body-image_our-sense-of-bodily-presence-is-always-c_1728403.jpg) [Download](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a3a/anonymous-1_body-image_our-sense-of-bodily-presence-is-always-c_1728403.jpg) [Open image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a3a/anonymous-1_body-image_our-sense-of-bodily-presence-is-always-c_1728403.jpg) > ““Our sense of bodily presence is always constructed on the basis of the brain’s ongoing registration of correlations. If the correlations are reliable, persistent, and supported by a robust, reliable causal chain, then the body image that is constructed on that basis is well grounded. It is well grounded regardless of whether the intervening circuitry is wholly biological or includes nonbiological components.”” [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) ## About This Quote This interpretation was drafted with AI assistance. It is one reading of the quote, not the author's own explanation. Body perception arises from the brain’s continuous mapping of reliable correlations, whether biological or synthetic. **In simple terms:** Mind builds body image from consistent signals. Key Takeaway Ensure reliable data for accurate self‑modeling. Themes philosophy neuroscience technology Mood thoughtful speculative Type theoretical philosophical When to use this quote - virtual reality design - prosthetic development - mind‑body therapy - AI avatars Key Concepts causality embodiment AI integration Questions to Reflect On - What defines a reliable causal chain? - Can synthetic inputs ever be fully trusted? 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