Gerrans, P.2022-10-202022-10-202023Mind and Language, 2023; 38(4):1059-10800268-10641468-0017https://hdl.handle.net/2440/136691First published: 20 September 2022The initial cause of Cotard delusion is pervasive dyshomeostasis (dysregulation of basic bodily function). This explanation draws on interoceptive active inference account of self-representation. In this framework, the self is an hierarchical predictive model made by the brain to facilitate homeostatic regulation. The account I provide is an alternative to two factor accounts of the Cotard delusion that treat depersonalisation experience as the first factor in genesis of the Cotard delusion. I argue that depersonalisation experience and the Cotard delusion are produced by different breakdowns in the process of self-modelling.en© 2022 The Author. Mind & Language published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd. This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs License, which permits use and distribution in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited, the use is non-commercial and no modifications or adaptations are made.active inference; avatar; Cotard delusion; depersonalisation; self awareness; self-modelJournal article10.1111/mila.124412022-10-20623926Gerrans, P. [0000-0002-1755-8727]