Brains creating stories of selves: The neural basis of autobiographical reasoning

Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 646-652

  D'Argembeau, Arnaud ^a   Cassol, Helena ^a   Phillips, Christophe ^a   Balteau, Evelyne ^a   Salmon, Eric ^a   Van der Linden, Martial ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Autobiographical memory; Autobiographical reasoning; FMRI; Self defining memories; Self reflection

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ASSOCIATION; BRAIN; BRAIN MAPPING; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDIVIDUALITY; MALE; MEMORY; NERVE TRACT; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHYSIOLOGY; RECALL; SELF CONCEPT; THINKING; VERBAL COMMUNICATION; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; BRAIN; BRAIN MAPPING; CUES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIVIDUALITY; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MEMORY; MENTAL RECALL; NARRATION; NEURAL PATHWAYS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; SELF CONCEPT; THINKING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84896730269     PISSN: 17495016     EISSN: 17495024     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/scan/nst028     Document Type: Article

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