Self-Awareness and the Brain (IMAGE)

University of Iowa

Self-Awareness and the Brain

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Researchers at the University of Iowa studied the brain of a patient with rare, severe damage to three regions long considered integral to self-awareness in humans (from left to right: the insular cortex, anterior cingulate cortex, and the medial prefrontal cortex). Based on the scans, the UI team believes self-awareness is a product of a diffuse patchwork of pathways in the brain rather than confined to specific areas.

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Department of Neurology, University of Iowa

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