Essential Functions of the Human Self Model Are Implemented in the Prefrontal Cortex

Consciousness and Cognition

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 343-363

  Vogeley, Kai ^b   Kurthen, Martin ^a   Falkai, Peter ^b   Maier, Wolfgang ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Key Words: prefrontal cortex; self model; schizophrenia; association cortex; neuropsychology; philosophy of mind

Indexed keywords

BODY IMAGE; CONSCIOUSNESS; HUMAN; INTERNEURON; LIMBIC SYSTEM; MEMORY; NERVE CELL NETWORK; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; REVIEW; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SELF CONCEPT;

BODY IMAGE; CONSCIOUSNESS; HUMANS; INTERNEURONS; LIMBIC SYSTEM; MEMORY; NERVE NET; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SELF CONCEPT;

EID: 0033194768     PISSN: 10538100     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/ccog.1999.0394     Document Type: Article

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