Medial prefrontal cortex dissociation between self and others in a referential task: An fMRI study based on word traits

Journal of Physiology Paris

Volumn 107, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 517-525

  Yaoi, Ken ^a   Osaka, Mariko ^b   Osaka, Naoyuki ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b OSAKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Episodic memory; FMRI; Internal representation; Medial prefrontal cortex; Self reference

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; DISSOCIATION; EPISODIC MEMORY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; FUNCTIONAL MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MENTAL TASK; NORMAL HUMAN; PERCEPTIVE DISCRIMINATION; RESPONSE TIME; STIMULUS RESPONSE; TASK PERFORMANCE; VENTROMEDIAL PREFRONTAL CORTEX; WORD RECOGNITION;

DMPFC; DORSOMEDIAL PREFRONTAL CORTEX; EPISODIC MEMORY; FMRI; INTERNAL REPRESENTATION; MEDIAL PREFRONTAL CORTEX; MIDDLE TEMPORAL GYRUS; MPFC; MTG; PCC; POSTERIOR CINGULATE CORTEX; SELF REFERENCE; VENTROMEDIAL PREFRONTAL CORTEX; VMPFC;

FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; PHOTIC STIMULATION; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REACTION TIME; SELF CONCEPT; WORD ASSOCIATION TESTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84888024730     PISSN: 09284257     EISSN: 17697115     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jphysparis.2013.09.002     Document Type: Article

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