Man, Know Thyself: Thousands Of Years Later, Self-Awareness Eludes Us
Wednesday, August 22, 2012 - 19:50
in Psychology & Sociology
"Man, know thyself" was the challenge of ancient Greek philosophers and it has been the goal of mankind since. Thousands of years later, neuroscientists are trying to decipher how the human brain constructs our sense of self, with mixed results. Pretty pictures mapped to activity can only tell us so much. But if self-awareness is defined as being aware of oneself, including traits, feelings, and behaviors, there are three brain regions critical for self-awareness, they say: the insular cortex, the anterior cingulate cortex and the medial prefrontal cortex. read more