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Annual Review of Neuroscience

Volume 44, 2021

The Role of the Medial Prefrontal Cortex in Moderating Neural Representations of Self and Other in Primates

Abstract

As a frontal node in the primate social brain, the medial prefrontal cortex (MPFC) plays a critical role in coordinating one's own behavior with respect to that of others. Current literature demonstrates that single neurons in the MPFC encode behavior-related variables such as intentions, actions, and rewards, specifically for self and other, and that the MPFC comes into play when reflecting upon oneself and others. The social moderator account of MPFC function can explain maladaptive social cognition in people with autism spectrum disorder, which tips the balance in favor of self-centered perspectives rather than taking into consideration the perspective of others. Several strands of evidence suggest a hypothesis that the MPFC represents different other mental models, depending on the context at hand, to better predict others’ emotions and behaviors. This hypothesis also accounts for aberrant MPFC activity in autistic individuals while they are mentalizing others.

Keyword(s): autism spectrum disorder, medial prefrontal cortex, mental model, other-mentalizing, social cognition
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The Role of the Medial Prefrontal Cortex in Moderating Neural Representations of Self and Other in Primates
Annual Review of Neuroscience 44, 295 (2021); https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev-neuro-101420-011820
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