Brain activation when hearing one's own and others' names
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Using functional magnetic resonance imaging, brain activation patterns were examined in response to hearing one's own first name in contrast to hearing the names of others. There are several regions in the left hemisphere that show greater activation to one's own name, including middle frontal cortex, middle and superior temporal cortex, and cuneus. These findings provide evidence that hearing one's own name has unique brain functioning activation specific to one's own name in relation to the names of others.
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Hearing one's own name consistently increases activity in the medial prefrontal cortex (mPFC).
“Studies investigating the underlying neural correlates of hearing one ' s name consistently identify increased activity of the medial prefrontal cortex (mPFC”
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- Authors
- Carmody, D. P., & Lewis, M.
- Affiliations
- University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey (US)
- Corresponding author
- Lewis, Michael
- Venue
- Brain Research
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2006-10
- Volume
- 1116
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 153-158
- ISSN
- 0006-8993 (ISSN-L)
- PMC
- PMC1647299
- OpenAlex
- W2079254149
- Cited by
- 91
- References
- 4
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- FWCI
- 0.81
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- green
- europepmc.org
- Locations
- Brain Research (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (acceptedVersion)
- PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
- Rutgers University Community Repository (Rutgers University) (acceptedVersion)
- Rutgers University Community Repository (Rutgers University)
- Funders
- National Institute of Mental Health (R01-MH59391, R01-MH64473, R01MH059391, R01MH064473)
- National Institute on Drug Abuse (R01DA007109, R01 DA07109)
- Topics
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Neurobiology of Language and Bilingualism
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Neuroscience and Music Perception
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Tactile and Sensory Interactions
- Keywords
- self-name, auditory processing, self-other distinction, left hemisphere, middle frontal cortex, superior temporal cortex, middle temporal cortex, cuneus, auditory cortex activation
- MeSH terms
- Adult, Auditory Perception, Brain, Cerebral Cortex, Humans, Functional Laterality, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Male
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