The Neuroscientific Study of the Self: Methodological and Theoretical Challenges

Authors

Cynthia J. Najdowski, University at Albany, State University of New YorkFollow
Samuel E. Winer, The University of Illinois at Chicago

Author ORCID Identifier

Cynthia J. Najdowski: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3624-9188

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

2009

DOI

https://doi.org/10.1037/e741492011-001

Abstract

Neuroscientific research methods, such as brain imaging techniques, have increasingly been applied to social cognitive research efforts and, in particular, to the study of the self. In this essay we discuss the ability of such research to shed light on the emergent, dynamic psychological phenomenon of self. Although neuroscientific tools can be useful for gaining general knowledge about associated underlying structures, a careful consideration of the methodological and theoretical issues discussed herein is necessary to avoid simplifying or reifying the self.

Comments

This is the Author's Accepted Manuscript. The Version of Record can be found here:

Najdowski, C. & Winer, E. S. (2009). The Neuroscientific Study of the Self: Methodological and Theoretical Challenges. The New School Psychology Bulletin, 6 (1), 7-12. https://www.nspb.net/index.php/nspb/article/view/49

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Recommended Citation

Najdowski, Cynthia J. and Winer, Samuel E., "The Neuroscientific Study of the Self: Methodological and Theoretical Challenges" (2009). Psychology Faculty Scholarship. 41.
https://scholarsarchive.library.albany.edu/psychology_fac_scholar/41