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The neural basis of semantic and episodic forms of self-knowledge: insights from functional neuroimaging.
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | D'Argembeau, Arnaud Salmon, Eric |
| Copyright Year | 2012 |
| Abstract | Throughout evolution, hominids have developed greater capacity to think about themselves in abstract and symbolic ways. This process has reached its apex in humans with the construction of a concept of self as a distinct entity with a personal history. This chapter provides a review of recent functional neuroimaging studies that have investigated the neural correlates of such "higher-level" aspects of the human self, focusing in particular on processes that allow individuals to consciously represent and reflect on their own personal attributes (semantic forms of self-knowledge) and experiences (episodic forms of self-knowledge). These studies point to the medial prefrontal cortex (MPFC) as a key neural structure for processing various kinds of self-referential information. We speculate that the MPFC may mediate dynamic processes that appraise and code the self-relatedness or self-relevance of information. This brain region may thus play a key role in creating the mental model of the self that is displayed in our mind at a given moment. |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| DOI | 10.1007/978-1-4614-1704-0_18 |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://orbi.ulg.ac.be/bitstream/2268/79587/1/18LopezSENSING_DArgembeau.pdf |
| PubMed reference number | 22399409 |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-1704-0_18 |
| Journal | Medline |
| Volume Number | 739 |
| Journal | Advances in experimental medicine and biology |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
