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In Search of the Emotional Self: An fMRI Study Using Positive and Negative Emotional Words

Fossati, Philippe, Hevenor, Stephanie J., Graham, Simon J., Grady, Cheryl, Keightley, Michelle L., Craik, Fergus, Mayberg, Helen·2003·American Journal of Psychiatry

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Objective The authors used functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) to define the neural regions mediating self-referential processing of emotional stimuli and to explore how these regions are influenced by the emotional valence of the stimulus. Method Ten healthy subjects were presented with words describing positive and negative personality traits during fMRI scanning in three different conditions. In the self-referential processing condition, subjects judged whether they thought each trait described them. In the other-referential processing condition, subjects judged whether the stimulus described a generally desirable trait. In the letter-recognition control condition, subjects indicated whether the word contained a specific target letter. Results The self-referential condition induced bilateral activation in the dorsomedial prefrontal cortex, whereas the other-referential condition induced activation in lateral prefrontal areas. Activation in the right dorsomedial prefrontal cortex was unique to the self-referential condition regardless of the valence of the words, although positive words produced a more robust activation than did negative words. In the self-referential condition, differences between the processing of positive and negative words were seen in regions outside the medial frontal cortex, with reductions in the insula, temporal and occipital regions, and inferior parietal regions associated with negative words. Conclusions A widely distributed network of…

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  • The mPFC supports an array of self-related capacities, including memory for self-traits, traits of similar others, reflected self-knowledge, and aspirations for the future.

    “The mPFC has been shown to support an array of self-related capacities, including memory for self-traits (Craik et al., 1999;Kelley et al., 2002;Fossati et al., 2003;Macrae et al., 2004), traits of similar others (Mitchell et al., 2006), reflected self-knowledge (Lieberman et al., 2004;Ochsner et al., 2005), and aspirations for the future (Johnson et al., 2006).”

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Authors
Fossati, P., Hevenor, S. J., Graham, S. J., Grady, C., Keightley, M. L., Craik, F., & Mayberg, H.
Affiliations
Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (FR)
Venue
American Journal of Psychiatry
Published
2003-11-01
Volume
160
Issue
11
Pages
1938-1945
ISSN
  • 0002-953X (ISSN-L)
  • 1535-7228
OpenAlex
W2155225268
Cited by
635
References
11
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FWCI
10.75
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • American Journal of Psychiatry (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience › Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior
Keywords
self-referential processing, emotional words, emotional valence, positive and negative words, dorsomedial prefrontal cortex, lateral prefrontal cortex, insula, emotion regulation, self-other distinction
MeSH terms
Adult, Brain, Brain Mapping, Cognition, Discrimination, Psychological, Emotions, Female, Form Perception, Humans, Judgment, Functional Laterality, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Male, Personality, Self-Assessment, Self Concept, Social Desirability, Task Performance and Analysis, Verbal Behavior, Prefrontal Cortex

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