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Self processing in the brain: A paradigmatic fMRI case study with a professional singer |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Research Scientists, Beef Cattle Section, Newe-Ya''ar Research Center, Department of Natural Resources, Agricultural Research Organization, Israel;2. Research Scientists, Department of Natural Resources, Agricultural Research Organization, the Volcani Center, Israel;3. Research Scientists, MIGAL—Galilee Technological Center, Israel;4. Associate Professor, Department of Molecular Biology and Ecology of Plants, Wise Faculty of Life Sciences, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel;1. Brain and Mind Laboratory, Department of Neuroscience and Biomedical Engineering (NBE), School of Science, Aalto University, PO Box 12200, FI-00076 AALTO, Finland;2. BioMag Laboratory, PO Box 340, FI-00029 HUS, Helsinki University Central Hospital, Finland;3. Special Laboratory Non-Invasive Brain Imaging, Leibniz Institute for Neurobiology, Brenneckestraße 6, D-39118 Magdeburg, Germany;4. Department of Signal Processing and Acoustics, School of Electrical Engineering, Aalto University, PO Box 13000, FI-00076 AALTO, Finland |
| Abstract: | Understanding the mechanisms involved in perception and conception of oneself is a fundamental psychological topic with high relevance for psychiatric and neurological issues, and it is one of the great challenges in neuroscientific research. The paradigmatic single-case study presented here aimed to investigate different components of self- and other-processes and to elucidate corresponding neurobiological underpinnings. An eminent professional opera singer with profound performance experience has undergone functional magnetic resonance imaging and was exposed to excerpts of Mozart arias, sung by herself or another singer. The results indicate a distinction between self- and other conditions in cortical midline structures, differentially involved in self-related and self-referential processing. This lends further support to the assumption of cortical midline structures being involved in the neural processing of self-specific stimuli and also confirms the power of single case studies as a research tool. |
| Keywords: | Self-referential processing Self-related processing Cortical midline structures Functional magnetic resonance imaging Professional identity Temporal processing |
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