Temporoparietal junction
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TPJ areas are shown in red
The temporoparietal junction (TPJ) is an area of the brain where the temporal and parietal lobes meet, at the posterior end of the Sylvian fissure. This area is known to play a crucial role in self-other distinction processes and theory of mind (TOM),[1] and damage to this area has been implicated in producing out-of-body experiences (OBEs).[2] OBEs may also be induced by electrically stimulating the TPJ. Electromagnetic disruptions of the TPJ have been shown to affect individuals' abilities to make moral decisions. [3]
In September 2006, Nature reported that electromagnetic stimulation of the left temporoparietal junction of a patient with epilepsy resulted in an effect that was very similar to the doppelgänger phenomenon.[4]
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- ^ Rebecca Saxe, Nancy Kanwisher (2003). "People thinking about thinking people: The role of the temporo-parietal junction in "theory of mind"". NeuroImage 19 (4): 1835–1842. doi:10.1016/S1053-8119(03)00230-1. PMID 12948738.
- ^ Olaf Blanke and Shahar Arzy (2005). "The Out-of-Body Experience: Disturbed Self-Processing at the Temporo-Parietal Juncti". The Neuroscientist 11 (1): 16–24. doi:10.1177/1073858404270885. PMID 15632275.
- ^ "Morality is modified in the lab". BBC News. 2010-03-30.
- ^ Access: Brain electrodes conjure up ghostly visions: Nature News
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