Neuroimaging the consciousness of self: Review, and conceptual-methodological framework

Paul Frewen; Matthias L. Schroeter; Giuseppe Riva; Pietro Cipresso; Beth Fairfield; Caterina Padulo; Andrew Haddon Kemp; Lena Palaniyappan; Mayowa Owolabi; Kwabena Kusi-Mensah; Maryna Polyakova; Nick Fehertoi; Wendy D'Andrea; Leroy Lowe; Georg Northoff

doi:10.1016/j.neubiorev.2020.01.023

Neuroimaging the consciousness of self: Review, and conceptual-methodological framework

Paul Frewen, Matthias L. Schroeter, Giuseppe Riva, Pietro Cipresso, Beth Fairfield, Caterina Padulo, Andrew Haddon Kemp, Lena Palaniyappan, Mayowa Owolabi, Kwabena Kusi-Mensah, Maryna Polyakova, Nick Fehertoi, Wendy D'Andrea, Leroy Lowe, Georg Northoff

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Abstract

We review neuroimaging research investigating self-referential processing (SRP), that is, how we respond to stimuli that reference ourselves, prefaced by a lexical-thematic analysis of words indicative of “self-feelings”. We consider SRP as occurring verbally (V-SRP) and non-verbally (NV-SRP), both in the controlled, “top-down” form of introspective and interoceptive tasks, respectively, as well as in the “bottom-up” spontaneous or automatic form of “mind wandering” and “body wandering” that occurs during resting state. Our review leads us to outline a conceptual and methodological framework for future SRP research that we briefly apply toward understanding certain psychological and neurological disorders symptomatically associated with abnormal SRP. Our discussion is partly guided by William James’ original writings on the consciousness of self.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	164-212
Number of pages	49
Journal	Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews
Volume	112
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neubiorev.2020.01.023
Publication status	Published - May 2020
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Interoception
Introspection
Resting state
Self-referential processing

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology
Cognitive Neuroscience
Behavioral Neuroscience

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Frewen, P., Schroeter, M. L., Riva, G., Cipresso, P., Fairfield, B., Padulo, C., Kemp, A. H., Palaniyappan, L., Owolabi, M., Kusi-Mensah, K., Polyakova, M., Fehertoi, N., D'Andrea, W., Lowe, L., & Northoff, G. (2020). Neuroimaging the consciousness of self: Review, and conceptual-methodological framework. Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews, 112, 164-212. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neubiorev.2020.01.023

Frewen, P, Schroeter, ML, Riva, G, Cipresso, P, Fairfield, B, Padulo, C, Kemp, AH, Palaniyappan, L, Owolabi, M, Kusi-Mensah, K, Polyakova, M, Fehertoi, N, D'Andrea, W, Lowe, L & Northoff, G 2020, 'Neuroimaging the consciousness of self: Review, and conceptual-methodological framework', Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews, vol. 112, pp. 164-212. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neubiorev.2020.01.023

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