A pattern theory of self

Frontiers in Human Neuroscience

Volumn , Issue JUL, 2013, Pages

  Gallagher, Shaun ^a,b  

^a University of Memphis   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HERTFORDSHIRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cortical midline structures; First person perspective; Pattern theory; Self

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; BRAIN CORTEX; BRAIN FUNCTION; COGNITION; EMOTION; MENTAL FUNCTION; PATTERN RECOGNITION; PATTERN THEORY; SELF CONCEPT;

EID: 84933679941     PISSN: 16625161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fnhum.2013.00443     Document Type: Article

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