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    It is not the case that Visual self-perception in skilled agents involves a body schema that functionally individuates one's own limbs within the visual field, as Merleau-Ponty and subsequent empirical work on peripersonal space demonstrate.

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    • 1.Body schema and body image are theoretically conflated; visual self-perception may rely on conscious image rather than implicit schema mechanisms.
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    • 2.Neural plasticity studies show limb representation changes with learning, challenging the notion of a stable individuating schema across skill development.
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    • 1.Peripersonal space studies show neural remapping of limb representations when tools extend reach, indicating functional body schema organization.
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    • 2.Skilled athletes demonstrate automatic limb control without conscious attention, suggesting pre-reflective body schema guides visual motor integration.
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    • 3.Brain injury affecting body schema causes predictable visuomotor deficits (neglect, ataxia), confirming schema's causal role in perception and action.
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