Cerebral Cortex,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
34(1)
Published: Dec. 7, 2023
Abstract
Self-related
information
is
crucial
in
our
daily
lives,
which
has
led
to
the
proposal
that
there
a
specific
brain
mechanism
for
processing
it.
Neuroimaging
studies
have
consistently
demonstrated
default
mode
network
(DMN)
strongly
associated
with
representation
and
of
self-related
information.
However,
precise
relationship
between
DMN
activity
information,
particularly
terms
neural
oscillations,
remains
largely
unknown.
We
electrically
stimulated
superior
temporal
fusiform
areas,
using
stereo-electroencephalography
investigate
oscillations
elicited
auditory
hallucinations.
Twenty-two
instances
hallucinations
were
recorded
categorized
into
other-related
conditions.
Comparing
oscillatory
power
changes
within
hallucinations,
we
discovered
are
significantly
stronger
positive
both
alpha
gamma
bands
compared
To
ensure
validity
findings,
conducted
controlled
analyses
factors
familiarity
clarity,
revealed
observed
effects
remain
independent
these
factors.
These
results
underscore
significance
functional
role
during
shed
light
on
perception
activity.
Acta Psychologica,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
247, P. 104317 - 104317
Published: May 13, 2024
Whether
or
not
self-face
and
self-voice
are
processed
more
accurately
than
others'
remains
inconclusive.
Most
previous
studies
asked
participants
to
judge
the
presented
stimulus
as
their
own
others',
compared
response
accuracy
discuss
self-advantage.
However,
it
is
possible
that
responded
correctly
in
"other"
trials
by
identifying
but
rather
rejecting
"self."
The
present
study
employed
an
identity-irrelevant
discrimination
task,
which
detected
odd
among
three
sequentially
stimuli.
We
measured
thresholds
for
self,
friend,
stranger
conditions.
In
Experiment
1
(face),
self
friends'
faces
were
lower
those
strangers'
faces.
This
suggests
may
be
perceived
special
unique,
facial
representation
become
accurate
due
increased
familiarity
through
repetitive
exposure.
Whereas,
2
(voice),
did
differ
between
conditions,
suggesting
sensitivity
changes
same
regardless
of
identity.
Overall,
we
found
no
evidence
self-advantage
identification
accuracy,
observed
a
familiarity-advantage
face
processing
null
difference
voice
processing.
bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory),
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: Aug. 1, 2024
Abstract
Efficiently
processing
self-related
information
is
critical
for
cognition,
yet
the
earliest
mechanisms
enabling
this
self-prioritization
remain
unclear.
By
combining
a
temporal
order
judgement
task
with
computational
modelling
based
on
Theory
of
Visual
Attention
(TVA),
we
show
how
mere,
arbitrary
associations
self
can
fundamentally
alter
attentional
selection
sensory
into
short-term
memory/awareness,
by
enhancing
weights
and
capacity
devoted
to
encoding
socially
loaded
information.
This
in
occurs
automatically
at
early
perceptual
stages
but
reduces
when
active
social
decoding
required.
Importantly,
benefits
obtained
from
via
self-relatedness
physical
salience
were
additive,
suggesting
that
captured
attention
separate
mechanisms.
Furthermore,
intra-individual
correlations
revealed
an
‘obligatory’
effect,
whereby
overpowered
contribution
guiding
selection.
Together,
our
findings
provide
evidence
influence
during
earlier,
automatic
section
gateway
perception,
distinct
later
post-attentive
stages.
British Journal of Psychology,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: Oct. 3, 2024
Self-cues
such
as
one's
own
name
or
face
attract
attention,
reflecting
a
bias
for
stimuli
connected
to
self
be
prioritized
in
cognition.
Recent
evidence
suggests
that
even
external
voices
can
elicit
this
self-prioritization
effect;
voice-label
matching
task,
assigned
the
Self-identity
label
'you'
elicited
faster
responses
than
those
'friend'
'stranger'
(Payne
et
al.,
Br.
J.
Psychology,
112,
585-610).
However,
it
is
not
clear
whether
Self
are
over
participants'
voices.
We
explore
issue
two
experiments.
In
Exp
1
(N
=
35),
task
comprising
three
confirmed
reaction
time
and
accuracy
improved
when
an
voice
cue
rather
Friend
Stranger.
2
90),
one
of
cues
was
replaced
with
recording
participant's
voice.
Reaction
showed
consistent
advantage
own-voice,
identity.
These
findings
show
effects
if
associated
Self,
but
they
above
individuals'
This
has
implications
production
technology,
suggesting
own-voice
imitation
may
beneficial.
Abstract
Recently,
it
has
been
proposed
that
self-relevance
of
a
stimulus
enhances
executive
control
and
reduces
the
impact
distractors
on
current
task
performance.
The
present
study
aimed
to
test
whether
binding
between
distractor
response
is
influenced
by
self-relevance,
too.
We
assumed
targets’
should
increase
processes
therefore
reduce
influence
In
distractor–response-binding
(DRB)
task,
which
measures
strength
stimuli
responses,
we
varied
target
relevance
so
participants
responded
targets
either
were
or
not
self-relevant.
Our
design
made
possible
measure
DRB
effects
for
both
conditions
separately.
diminished
if
self-relevant
compared
when
they
not.
These
results
expand
our
understanding
cognitive
purely
perceptual
(Sui
&
Humphreys,
2012,
Journal
Experimental
Psychology:
Human
Perception
Performance,
38
[5],
1105–1117),
but
also
found
in
higher-order
such
as
control.
Moreover,
whereas
different
paradigms
advantages
are
2015a,
Trends
Cognitive
Sciences
,
19
[12],
719–728;
Humphreys
Sui,
2016,
Neuroscience,
7
[1/4],
5–17),
this
identifies
an
important
boundary
condition,
distractor–response
reduced
self-relevance.
Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
291(2036)
Published: Dec. 1, 2024
As
a
social
species,
humans
live
in
complexly
bounded
groups.
In
order
to
navigate
these
networks,
rely
on
set
of
social-cognitive
processes,
including
working
memory.
Here,
we
designed
novel
network
memory
task
study
for
versus
non-social
information
across
241
participants
(18-65
years)
tightly
controlled,
preregistered
study.
We
show
that
demonstrate
advantage
social,
relative
non-social,
information.
also
observed
self-relevant
positivity
bias,
but
an
'other'
negativity
bias.
These
findings
are
interpreted
the
context
evolutionary
need
belong
one's
group,
identify
risks
safety
and
appropriately
track
status
within
complex
relationships.
Efficiently
processing
self-related
information
is
critical
for
cognition,
yet
the
earliest
mechanisms
enabling
this
self-prioritization
remain
unclear.
By
combining
a
temporal
order
judgement
task
with
computational
modelling
based
on
Theory
of
Visual
Attention
(TVA),
we
show
how
mere,
arbitrary
associations
self
can
fundamentally
alter
attentional
selection
sensory
into
short-term
memory/awareness,
by
enhancing
weights
and
capacity
devoted
to
encoding
socially
loaded
information.
This
in
occurs
automatically
at
early
perceptual
stages
but
reduces
when
active
social
decoding
required.
Importantly,
benefits
obtained
from
via
self-relatedness
physical
salience
were
additive,
suggesting
that
captured
attention
separate
mechanisms.
Furthermore,
intra-individual
correlations
revealed
an
‘obligatory’
effect,
whereby
overpowered
contribution
guiding
selection.
Together,
our
findings
provide
evidence
influence
during
earlier,
automatic
section
gateway
perception,
distinct
later
post-attentive
stages.
Efficiently
processing
self-related
information
is
critical
for
cognition,
yet
the
earliest
mechanisms
enabling
this
self-prioritization
remain
unclear.
By
combining
a
temporal
order
judgement
task
with
computational
modelling
based
on
Theory
of
Visual
Attention
(TVA),
we
show
how
mere,
arbitrary
associations
self
can
fundamentally
alter
attentional
selection
sensory
into
short-term
memory/awareness,
by
enhancing
weights
and
capacity
devoted
to
encoding
socially
loaded
information.
This
in
occurs
automatically
at
early
perceptual
stages
but
reduces
when
active
social
decoding
required.
Importantly,
benefits
obtained
from
via
self-relatedness
physical
salience
were
additive,
suggesting
that
captured
attention
separate
mechanisms.
Furthermore,
intra-individual
correlations
revealed
an
‘obligatory’
effect,
whereby
overpowered
contribution
guiding
selection.
Together,
our
findings
provide
evidence
influence
during
earlier,
automatic
section
gateway
perception,
distinct
later
post-attentive
stages.
Frontiers in Psychology,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
14
Published: Nov. 3, 2023
The
preferential
processing
of
self-related
information
is
thought
to
be
driven
by
its
high
level
familiarity.
However,
some
behavioral
studies
have
shown
that
people
may
exhibit
a
preference
for
initially
unfamiliar
stimuli
been
associated
with
themselves
arbitrarily.
One
the
key
questions
needs
addressed
concerns
role
early
attention
in
prioritization
newly
acquired
self.
Another
question
whether
both
highly
familiar
as
well
new
referring
subjectively
significant
person
(i.e.
close-other)
benefits
from
attentional
processing.
We
aimed
tackle
investigating
neural
mechanisms
involved
extremely
stimuli,
like
one's
own
face
or
close-other,
(abstract
shapes)
were
linked
each
person.
used
dot-probe
paradigm
allowed
us
investigate
stages
prioritization.
Our
analysis
N2pc
component
unveiled
was
automatically
captured
self-face,
shape
oneself,
and
close
close-other
did
not
elicit
same
response,
absent.
Thus,
self-face
extended
self
(self-assigned
shape,
close-other's
face)
benefit
automatic
Cerebral Cortex,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
34(1)
Published: Dec. 7, 2023
Abstract
Self-related
information
is
crucial
in
our
daily
lives,
which
has
led
to
the
proposal
that
there
a
specific
brain
mechanism
for
processing
it.
Neuroimaging
studies
have
consistently
demonstrated
default
mode
network
(DMN)
strongly
associated
with
representation
and
of
self-related
information.
However,
precise
relationship
between
DMN
activity
information,
particularly
terms
neural
oscillations,
remains
largely
unknown.
We
electrically
stimulated
superior
temporal
fusiform
areas,
using
stereo-electroencephalography
investigate
oscillations
elicited
auditory
hallucinations.
Twenty-two
instances
hallucinations
were
recorded
categorized
into
other-related
conditions.
Comparing
oscillatory
power
changes
within
hallucinations,
we
discovered
are
significantly
stronger
positive
both
alpha
gamma
bands
compared
To
ensure
validity
findings,
conducted
controlled
analyses
factors
familiarity
clarity,
revealed
observed
effects
remain
independent
these
factors.
These
results
underscore
significance
functional
role
during
shed
light
on
perception
activity.