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Plasma and Fusion Research

Volume 2, S1005 (2007)

Regular Articles


Cortical Networks for Visual Self-Recognition
Motoaki SUGIURA
Division of Cerebral Research, National Institute for Physiological Sciences, Okazaki 444-8585, Japan
(Received 4 December 2006 / Accepted 16 February 2007 / Published 20 November 2007)

Abstract

This paper briefly reviews recent developments regarding the brain mechanisms of visual self-recognition. A special cognitive mechanism for visual self-recognition has been postulated based on behavioral and neuropsychological evidence, but its neural substrate remains controversial. Recent functional imaging studies suggest that multiple cortical mechanisms play self-specific roles during visual self-recognition, reconciling the existing controversy. Respective roles for the left occipitotemporal, right parietal, and frontal cortices in symbolic, visuospatial, and conceptual aspects of self-representation have been proposed.


Keywords

visual self-recognition, fMRI, occipitotemporal cortex, parietal cortex, frontal cortex

DOI: 10.1585/pfr.2.S1005


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This paper may be cited as follows:

Motoaki SUGIURA, Plasma Fusion Res. 2, S1005 (2007).