Scientists recently conducted a review of literature positing a new way to quantify the “self.” Published in Trends in Neuroscience, the article is a departure from the self-introspection and personal narration typical of Freud. Their focus was on quantifying the self through neural activity in the brain. The review – co-authored by Dr. Xiaosi Gu, head of the Computational Psychiatry Unit at the Center for BrainHealth, and Dr. Jie Sui of the University of Bath – highlights study ndings related to changes in brain activation that occur when situations a ect a person’s own self and self-interest versus another person’s self and his or her self-interests.
“There are many unanswered questions when it comes to quantifying how the brain computes ‘self’,” said Dr. Gu. “Better understanding this could lead to breakthroughs in psychiatric disorders that involve a…
Scientists recently conducted a review of literature positing a new way to quantify the “self.” Published in Trends in Neuroscience, the article is a departure from the self-introspection and personal narration typical of Freud. Their focus was on quantifying the self through neural activity in the brain. The review – co-authored by Dr. Xiaosi Gu, head of the Computational Psychiatry Unit at the Center for BrainHealth, and Dr. Jie Sui of the University of Bath – highlights study ndings related to changes in brain activation that occur when situations a ect a person’s own self and self-interest versus another person’s self and his or her self-interests.
“There are many unanswered questions when it comes to quantifying how the brain computes ‘self’,” said Dr. Gu. “Better understanding this could lead to breakthroughs in psychiatric disorders that involve a…