Self in the Brain
Abstract
This article re-examines the role of the brain in self-recognition. It reconsiders the idea that the frontal and cortical midline structures are important for self-specific experience in light of several recent reviews of neuroscience literature. The findings suggests that the frontal cortex and the cortical midline structure are not the only areas involved in self-related tasks and that these areas may be involved not because the tasks are self-specific, but because they are tasks that involve a specific kind of cognitive operation, specifically reflective evaluation.
Publication Title
The Oxford Handbook of the Self
Recommended Citation
Vogeley, K., & Gallagher, S. (2011). Self in the Brain. The Oxford Handbook of the Self https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordhb/9780199548019.003.0005
