Neuroimaging the Consciousness of Self: Review, and Conceptual-Methodological Framework.
Paul Frewen, M. Schroeter, Giuseppe Riva, P. Cipresso, Beth Fairfield, C. Padulo, A. Kemp, Lena Palaniyappan, Mayowa Owolabi, K. Kusi-Mensah, Maryna Polyakova, Nicholas Fehertoi, Wendy D’andrea, Leroy Lowe, Georg Northoff
Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews January 26, 2020 DOI: 10.1016/j.neubiorev.2020.01.023 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Review Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Key findings | Self-referential processing can be divided into verbal and non-verbal forms, each with controlled and spontaneous modes, and a framework for future research is outlined. |
Abstract
We review neuroimaging research investigating self-referential processing (SRP), that is, how we respond to stimuli that reference ourselves, prefaced by a lexical-thematic analysis of words indicative of "self-feelings". We consider SRP as occurring verbally (V-SRP) and non-verbally (NV-SRP), both in the controlled, "top-down" form of introspective and interoceptive tasks, respectively, as well as in the "bottom-up" spontaneous or automatic form of "mind wandering" and "body wandering" that occurs during resting state. Our review leads us to outline a conceptual and methodological framework for future SRP research that we briefly apply toward understanding certain psychological and neurological disorders symptomatically associated with abnormal SRP. Our discussion is partly guided by William James' original writings on the consciousness of self.
Citations in the library
Cited by 30
- The sense of self in the aftermath of trauma: lessons from the default mode network in posttraumatic stress disorder European Journal of Psychotraumatology October 23, 2020
- Beyond the veil of duality—topographic reorganization model of meditation Neuroscience of Consciousness 2022
- Ongoing Brain Activity and Its Role in Cognition: Dual versus Baseline Models The Neuroscientist May 25, 2022
- Selfhood triumvirate: From phenomenology to brain activity and back again. Consciousness and Cognition November 1, 2020
- The minimal self hypothesis. Consciousness and Cognition October 1, 2020
and 25 more in the library
Cites 55
- The Brain's Default Mode Network Annual Review of Neuroscience May 4, 2015
- Mechanisms of mindfulness Journal of Clinical Psychology December 29, 2005
- Interoceptive inference, emotion, and the embodied self Trends in Cognitive Sciences October 12, 2013
- Psilocybin can occasion mystical-type experiences having substantial and sustained personal meaning and spiritual significance Psychopharmacology July 7, 2006
- Meditation experience is associated with differences in default mode network activity and connectivity Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences November 23, 2011
and 50 more in the library