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| ArticleTitle | Brain mechanisms of self-recognition and social cognition: Views from functional imaging studies on recognition of one's own face |
| Language | J |
| AuthorList | Motoaki Sugiura |
| Affiliation | Department of Cerebral Research, National Institute for Physiological Sciences |
| Publication | Japanese Journal of Neuropsychology: 23 (4), 250-259, 2007 |
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| Abstract | A characteristic pattern in cortical activation during the recognition of one's own face has been demonstrate in recent functional imaging studies. A lack of activation in the posterior part of the superior temporal sulcus and temporoparietal junction, which have been implicated in the recognition of others, during the self-recognition suggests that the self- and other-recognition are differentiated by the preparation for the social interaction. Activation specific to self-face were found in several cortical areas including the right parietal and frontal regions; these regions appear to have different roles, such as sensorimotor integration and higher social cognition. The multiplicity in the cortical mechanisms characterizing the visual self-recognition may correspond to the multiplicity of the mechanisms of the social cognition. |
| Keywords | self, social cognition, face, imaging, fMRI |
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