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Searching for an integrated self-representation.

Istvan Molnar-Szakacs1, Shahar Arzy

  • 1Tennenbaum Center for the Biology of Creativity; Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior; Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences; David Geffen School of Medicine; University of California, Los Angeles, USA.

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The self is conceptualized as a "center of gravity" for behavior, emerging from interactions between the default mode network and mirror neuron system. These neural systems use simulation processes to create a cohesive and multifaceted self-representation.

Keywords:
autobiographical memorymental selfmirror neuronsphysical selfresting statetemporo-parietal junctiontheory of mind

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Area of Science:

  • Neuroscience
  • Cognitive Science
  • Psychology

Background:

  • The self is increasingly conceptualized as a dynamic
  • center of gravity
  • influencing private and social behavior.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To review neuroimaging evidence on the neural basis of self-representation.
  • To explore the role of simulation processes in constructing a cohesive self.

Main Methods:

  • Review of recent neuroimaging studies.
  • Analysis of interactions between the default mode network and mirror neuron system.

Main Results:

  • Identified interactions between medial/temporo-parietal (default mode network) and lateral fronto-parietal (mirror neuron system) regions.
  • Highlighted simulation processes as key to self-representation across various domains (time, space, social).

Conclusions:

  • The default mode network and mirror neuron system interact via simulation to generate a cohesive, multifaceted self.
  • Simulation processes underpin various self-related cognitions like autobiographical memory, prospection, and perspective-taking.