The narcissistic self and its psychological and neural correlates: An exploratory fMRI study

Psychological Medicine

Volumn 41, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 1641-1650

  Fan, Y ^a,b,c   Wonneberger, C ^a,b   Enzi, B ^b   De Greck, M ^d   Ulrich, C ^e   Tempelmann, C ^b   Bogerts, B ^b   Doering, S ^f,g   Northoff, G ^a  

^a ROYAL OTTAWA HEALTH CARE GROUP   (Canada)

^b OTTO VON GUERICKE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

^d PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^e Fachklinikum Uchtspringe ^*  (Germany)

^f UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

^g MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

Empathy; fMRI; narcissism; right anterior insula; self

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN; EMOTION; EMPATHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NARCISSISM; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PERSONALITY; PERSONALITY TEST; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE;

ADULT; BRAIN; EMOTIONS; EMPATHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; NARCISSISM; PERSONALITY; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES;

EID: 80054989872     PISSN: 00332917     EISSN: 14698978     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S003329171000228X     Document Type: Article

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