On the role of the ventromedial prefrontal cortex in self-processing: the valuation hypothesis

With the development of functional neuroimaging, important progress has been made in identifying the brain regions involved in self-related processing. One of the most consistent findings has been that the ventromedial prefrontal cortex (vMPFC) is activated when people contemplate various aspects of...

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Published in:	Frontiers in Human Neuroscience
Main Author:	Arnaud eD'Argembeau
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Frontiers Media S.A. 2013-07-01
Subjects:	fMRI self Medial prefrontal cortex ventromedial prefrontal cortex Identity value
Online Access:	http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fnhum.2013.00372/full