Elucidating the Neural Basis of the Self

A Special Issue of Neurocase

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  • Paperback: 108 pages
  • Published: August 2011
  • ISBN: 978-1-84169-831-1
  • Publisher: Psychology Press

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Series: Special Issues of Neurocase.

In this special issue, leading neuroscientists and neurologists present comprehensive review papers and empirical studies on the topic of the neural basis of self-identification. From philosophical definitions to single-case studies, the articles provide the reader with a broad view of the self in contemporary neuroscience. Review papers address the fundamental question of how to define and study the construct of identity. Methods in empirical studies range from socio-linguistic analyses to neuroimaging and diverse patient populations. As a whole, this issue provides a diverse sample of the myriad of ways in which identity is defined and studied in contemporary neuroscience.

Table of Contents

B. Miller, I. Viskontas, Introduction. Elucidating the Neural Basis of the Self. W. Chiong, "The Self" in Philosophical Debates. L. Uddin, The Self in Autism: An Emerging View From Neuroimaging. E. Morsella, C. Berger, S. Krieger, Cognitive and Neural Components of the Phenomenology of Agency. H. Rosen, Anosognosia in Neurodegenerative Disease. V. Sturm, R. Levenson, Alexithymia in Neurodegenerative Disease. A. Cicourel, The Effect of Neurodegenerative Disease on Representations of Self in Discourse. N. Ebner, S. Gluth, M. Johnson, C. Raye, K. Mitchell, M. Johnson, Medial Prefrontal Cortex Activity When Thinking About Others Depends on Their Age. E. R. Gerschcovich, D. Cerquetti, E. Tenca, R. Leiguarda, The Impact of Bilateral Cerebellar Damage on Theory of Mind, Empathy and Decision Making. A. Villarejo, V. Puertas-Martin, T. Moreno-Ramos, A. Camacho, J. Porta-Etessam, F. Bermejo-Pareja, Mirrored-Self Misidentification in a Patient Without Dementia. Evidence For Right Hemispheric and Bifrontal Damage. T. Fisher, S. Shamay-Tsoory, A. Eran, J. Aharon-peretz, Characterization of Recovery and Neuropsychological Consequences of Orbitofrontal Lesion: a Case Study.

Author/Editor Biography

Bruce L. Miller, University of California, San Francisco, USA

Indre V. Viskontas, University of California, San Francisco, USA

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