Medial prefrontal cortex subserves diverse forms of self-reflection

Social Neuroscience

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 211-218

  Jenkins, Adrianna C ^a   Mitchell, Jason P ^a  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; EGO; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL FUNCTION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PERSONALITY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; SELF CONCEPT;

ADULT; EGO; FEMALE; HUMANS; JUDGMENT; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MENTAL PROCESSES; PERSONALITY; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; SELF CONCEPT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79957992738     PISSN: 17470919     EISSN: 17470927     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17470919.2010.507948     Document Type: Article

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