Neural representations of self-beliefs and the self-concept

Roland Zahn; Ronald Fischer; Ricardo de Oliveira-Souza; Jorge Moll

doi:10.1016/B978-0-12-820480-1.00146-7

Neural representations of self-beliefs and the self-concept

Roland Zahn, Ronald Fischer, Ricardo de Oliveira-Souza, Jorge Moll

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One's degree of self-belief or self-worth depends on the beliefs one holds about oneself or one's self-concept and self-identity. The neuroanatomical structures relevant for self-beliefs and the conceptual self have been elucidated over the last decades, but their functional role and whether they are specific for the self or jointly representing information about the self and others is debated. Here, we review evidence from patients with brain lesions, as well as functional neuroimaging to derive a detailed fronto-temporo-subcortical associative network model of self-identity and discuss its implications for depressive and bipolar disorders where self-worth plays a central role.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Encyclopedia of the Human Brain, Second Edition
Subtitle of host publication	Volumes 1-5
Publisher	Elsevier
Pages	V2-807-V2-819
ISBN (Electronic)	9780128204818
ISBN (Print)	9780128204801
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-820480-1.00146-7
Publication status	Published - 1 Jan 2024

Keywords

Bipolar disorder
Depression
Emotion
Frontal cortex
Self
Self-esteem
Semantics
Social cognition
Social knowledge
Temporal cortex
Theory-of-mind

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