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Christine Heinisch1, Hubert R Dinse, Martin Tegenthoff

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Area of Science:

  • Neuroscience
  • Cognitive Psychology
  • Social Cognition

Background:

  • Self-face recognition is a key indicator of higher-order self-awareness.
  • Distinct neuronal pathways are proposed for recognizing one's own face versus others' faces.
  • Understanding the neural basis of self-other discrimination is crucial for cognitive neuroscience.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the cortical network involved in self-other discrimination.
  • To examine the causal role of temporo-parietal junction and prefrontal cortex in self-face recognition.
  • To explore hemispheric lateralization in self-face processing.

Main Methods:

  • Employed a sham-controlled design using low-frequency repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS).
  • Administered rTMS to frontal and parietal areas in 10 healthy subjects across separate sessions.
  • Utilized a video task with morphing faces (famous, unfamiliar, own) and measured reaction times (RT) for identity recognition.

Main Results:

  • rTMS over the right temporo-parietal junction decreased RT when own face emerged from a familiar face.
  • Similar RT reductions were observed with rTMS over right-prefrontal and left-parietal cortices, modulated by self-likability ratings.
  • Transitioning from an unfamiliar to one's own face showed left frontal lateralization.

Conclusions:

  • The temporo-parietal junction and prefrontal cortex play a significant role in self-other discrimination.
  • Self-face recognition involves complex, potentially lateralized cortical networks.
  • Subjective ratings of self-likability can influence the neural processing of self-face recognition.