Causal evidence for the processing of bodily self in the anterior precuneus.
body schema
brain network
connectivity
consciousness
corticocortical evoked potential
derealization
dissociation
fall
float
Journal
Neuron
ISSN: 1097-4199
Titre abrégé: Neuron
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 8809320
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
16 08 2023
16 08 2023
Historique:
received:
09
11
2022
revised:
05
03
2023
accepted:
14
05
2023
medline:
21
8
2023
pubmed:
10
6
2023
entrez:
9
6
2023
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
To probe the causal importance of the human posteromedial cortex (PMC) in processing the sense of self, we studied a rare cohort of nine patients with electrodes implanted bilaterally in the precuneus, posterior cingulate, and retrosplenial regions with a combination of neuroimaging, intracranial recordings, and direct cortical stimulations. In all participants, the stimulation of specific sites within the anterior precuneus (aPCu) caused dissociative changes in physical and spatial domains. Using single-pulse electrical stimulations and neuroimaging, we present effective and resting-state connectivity of aPCu hot zone with the rest of the brain and show that they are located outside the boundaries of the default mode network (DMN) but connected reciprocally with it. We propose that the function of this subregion of the PMC is integral to a range of cognitive processes that require the self's physical point of reference, given its location within a spatial environment.
Identifiants
pubmed: 37295420
pii: S0896-6273(23)00386-0
doi: 10.1016/j.neuron.2023.05.013
pii:
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
2502-2512.e4Informations de copyright
Copyright © 2023 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
Declaration of interests The authors declare no competing interests.