Localizing Pain Matrix and Theory of Mind networks with both verbal and non-verbal stimuli.

ABSTRACT: Functional localizer tasks allow researchers to identify brain regions in each individual's brain, using a combination of anatomical and functional constraints. In this study, we compare three social cognitive localizer tasks, designed to efficiently identify regions in the "Pain Matrix," recruited in response to a person's physical pain, and the "Theory of Mind network," recruited in response to a person's mental states (i.e. beliefs and emotions). Participants performed three tasks: first, the verbal false-belief stories task; second, a verbal task including stories describing physical pain versus emotional suffering; and third, passively viewing a non-verbal animated movie, which included segments depicting physical pain and beliefs and emotions. All three localizers were efficient in i

SUBMITTER: Jacoby N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4733571 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature