Self-esteem modulates the similarity of the representation of the self in the brains of others.

ABSTRACT: Social neuroscientists have made marked progress in understanding the underlying neural mechanisms that contribute to self-esteem. However, these neural mechanisms have not been examined within the rich social contexts that theories in social psychology emphasize. Previous research has demonstrated that neural representations of the self are reflected in the brains of peers in a phenomenon called the 'self-recapitulation effect', but it remains unclear how these processes are influenced by self-esteem. In the current study, we used functional magnetic resonance imaging in a round-robin design within 19 independent groups of participants (total N = 107) to test how self-esteem modulates the representation of self-other similarity in multivariate brain response patterns during interpersonal

SUBMITTER: Stendel MS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11602709 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature