When the Brain Loses Its Self: Prefrontal Inactivation during Sensorimotor Processing
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The results support the notion that self-related processes are not necessarily engaged during sensory perception and can be actually suppressed, and show a complete segregation between the two patterns of activity.About:
This article is published in Neuron.The article was published on 2006-04-20 and is currently open access. It has received 552 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Perception & Brain activity and meditation.read more
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