Document Type
Article
Publication Date
11-20-2021
Journal / Book Title
Symmetry
Abstract
In the past decade, the functional role of the TPJ (Temporal Parietal Junction) has become more evident in terms of its contribution to social cognition. Studies have revealed the TPJ as a ‘distinguisher’ of self and other with research focused on non-clinical populations as well as in individuals with Autism and Type I Schizophrenia. Further research has focused on the integration of self-other distinctions with proprioception. Much of what we now know about the causal role of the right TPJ derives from TMS (Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation), rTMS repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation), and tDCS (transcranial Direct Cortical Stimulation). In this review, we focus on the role of the right TPJ as a moderator of self, which is integrated and distinct from ‘other’ and how brain stimulation has established the causal relationship between the underlying cortex and agency.
DOI
10.3390/sym13112219
Montclair State University Digital Commons Citation
Ahmad, Nathira; Zorns, Samantha; Chavarria, Katherine; Brenya, Janet; Janowska, Aleksandra; and Keenan, Julian Paul, "Are We Right about the Right TPJ? A Review of Brain Stimulation and Social Cognition in the Right Temporal Parietal Junction" (2021). Department of Biology Faculty Scholarship and Creative Works. 572.
https://digitalcommons.montclair.edu/biology-facpubs/572
Rights
© 2021 by the authors. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
Published Citation
Ahmad, N., Zorns, S., Chavarria, K., Brenya, J., Janowska, A., & Keenan, J. P. (2021). Are We Right about the Right TPJ? A Review of Brain Stimulation and Social Cognition in the Right Temporal Parietal Junction. Symmetry, 13(11), 2219. https://doi.org/10.3390/sym13112219