Sociotopy in the temporoparietal cortex: Common versus distinct processes

Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 48-58

  Bahnemann, Markus ^a,b,c   Dziobek, Isabel ^a,b,d   Prehn, Kristin ^d   Wolf, Ingo ^a,b,d   Heekeren, Hauke R ^a,b,c,d  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR HUMAN DEVELOPMENT   (Germany)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR HUMAN COGNITIVE AND BRAIN SCIENCES   (Germany)

^c CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^d FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Biological motion; FMRI; Intention reading process; Moral judgment; Posterior superior temporal sulcus and temporoparietal junction; Theory of mind

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; BRAIN MAPPING; COGNITION; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE PROCESSING; MALE; MORALITY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PARIETAL LOBE; PERCEPTION; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; TEMPORAL LOBE;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATTENTION; BRAIN MAPPING; COGNITION; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; JUDGMENT; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MORALS; PARIETAL LOBE; PHOTIC STIMULATION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; TEMPORAL LOBE; THEORY OF MIND;

EID: 77954014029     PISSN: 17495016     EISSN: 17495024     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/scan/nsp045     Document Type: Article

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