Self-face evaluation and self-esteem in young females: An fMRI study using contrast effect

NeuroImage

Volumn 59, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 3668-3676

  Oikawa, Hiraku ^a   Sugiura, Motoaki ^a   Sekiguchi, Atsushi ^a   Tsukiura, Takashi ^a   Miyauchi, Carlos Makoto ^a   Hashimoto, Takashi ^a   Takano Yamamoto, Teruko ^a   Kawashima, Ryuta ^a  

^a TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Attractiveness; Face; Functional magnetic resonance imaging; Self evaluation; Self recognition; Social cognition

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN FUNCTION; BRAIN REGION; CONTRAST EFFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FACE; FEMALE; FRIEND; FUNCTIONAL MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; NORMAL HUMAN; PERCEPTION; PHYSICAL ATTRACTIVENESS; POSTERIOR CINGULATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REWARD; SELF ESTEEM; SELF EVALUATION; SELF FACE EVALUATION; VENTRAL TEGMENTUM;

BRAIN; FACE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; SELF CONCEPT; VISUAL PERCEPTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84855172941     PISSN: 10538119     EISSN: 10959572     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2011.10.098     Document Type: Article

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