Neural correlates of direct and reflected self-appraisals in adolescents and adults: When social perspective-taking informs self-perception

Child Development

Volumn 80, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 1016-1038

  Pfeifer, Jennifer H ^a   Masten, Carrie L ^b   Borofsky, Larissa A ^b   Dapretto, Mirella ^b   Fuligni, Andrew J ^b   Lieberman, Matthew D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; FEMALE; FRONTAL LOBE; HUMAN; MALE; NERVE CELL NETWORK; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PARIETAL LOBE; PERCEPTION; PHYSIOLOGY; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; SELF CONCEPT; TEMPORAL LOBE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CULTURE; FEMALE; FRONTAL LOBE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; NERVE NET; PARIETAL LOBE; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; TEMPORAL LOBE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67650594751     PISSN: 00093920     EISSN: 14678624     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8624.2009.01314.x     Document Type: Article

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