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What is the self? A psychobiological perspective.

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Cognitive-affective neuroscience views the self as brain-based, emerging from social development. This perspective aids understanding and treating disruptions to the self in neurological and psychiatric disorders.

Area of Science:

  • Neuroscience
  • Cognitive Science
  • Philosophy of Mind

Background:

  • The nature of the self and personal identity has been a long-standing philosophical debate.
  • Contrasting views exist: the self as transcendent versus a constructed fiction.
  • Cognitive-affective neuroscience offers a brain-based perspective on self-related processes.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To explore the self through the lens of cognitive-affective neuroscience.
  • To understand the neural underpinnings of self-representations.
  • To provide a conceptual framework for clinical research on self-disruptions.

Main Methods:

  • Review of philosophical perspectives on the self.
  • Emphasis on cognitive-affective neuroscience principles.

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  • Integration of findings from neuropsychiatric lesion and functional brain imaging studies.

    • Main Results:

    • Self-related structures and processes are rooted in the brain-mind.
    • The self emerges through social developmental processes.
    • Alterations in self-processes are implicated in various neurological and psychiatric disorders.

    Conclusions:

    • A cognitive-affective neuroscience approach is crucial for understanding the self.
    • Neuroimaging and lesion studies reveal the neural circuitry of self-representation.
    • This framework supports clinical research for assessing and treating self-disruptions.