TY - JOUR
T1 - Subcortical regions and the self
AU - Northoff, Georg
PY - 2007/2
Y1 - 2007/2
N2 - Merker argues that subcortical regions are sufficient for the constitution of consciousness as "immediate, unreflective experience" as distinguished from self-consciousness. My point here is that Merker neglects the differentiation between pre-reflective self-awareness and reflective self-consciousness. Pre-reflective self-awareness allows us to immediately and unreflectively experience our self, which functionally may be mediated by what I call self-related processing in subcortical regions.
AB - Merker argues that subcortical regions are sufficient for the constitution of consciousness as "immediate, unreflective experience" as distinguished from self-consciousness. My point here is that Merker neglects the differentiation between pre-reflective self-awareness and reflective self-consciousness. Pre-reflective self-awareness allows us to immediately and unreflectively experience our self, which functionally may be mediated by what I call self-related processing in subcortical regions.
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U2 - 10.1017/S0140525X07001082
DO - 10.1017/S0140525X07001082
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:34247855100
VL - 30
SP - 100
EP - 101
JO - Behavioral and Brain Sciences
JF - Behavioral and Brain Sciences
SN - 0140-525X
IS - 1
ER -