Yasin, S.; Fierst, A.; Keenan, H.; Knapp, A.; Gallione, K.; Westlund, T.; Kirschner, S.; Vaidya, S.; Qiu, C.; Rougebec, A.; Morss, E.; Lebiedzinski, J.; Dejean, M.; Keenan, J.P. Self-Enhancement and the Medial Prefrontal Cortex: The Convergence of Clinical and Experimental Findings. Brain Sci.2022, 12, 1103.
Yasin, S.; Fierst, A.; Keenan, H.; Knapp, A.; Gallione, K.; Westlund, T.; Kirschner, S.; Vaidya, S.; Qiu, C.; Rougebec, A.; Morss, E.; Lebiedzinski, J.; Dejean, M.; Keenan, J.P. Self-Enhancement and the Medial Prefrontal Cortex: The Convergence of Clinical and Experimental Findings. Brain Sci. 2022, 12, 1103.
Yasin, S.; Fierst, A.; Keenan, H.; Knapp, A.; Gallione, K.; Westlund, T.; Kirschner, S.; Vaidya, S.; Qiu, C.; Rougebec, A.; Morss, E.; Lebiedzinski, J.; Dejean, M.; Keenan, J.P. Self-Enhancement and the Medial Prefrontal Cortex: The Convergence of Clinical and Experimental Findings. Brain Sci.2022, 12, 1103.
Yasin, S.; Fierst, A.; Keenan, H.; Knapp, A.; Gallione, K.; Westlund, T.; Kirschner, S.; Vaidya, S.; Qiu, C.; Rougebec, A.; Morss, E.; Lebiedzinski, J.; Dejean, M.; Keenan, J.P. Self-Enhancement and the Medial Prefrontal Cortex: The Convergence of Clinical and Experimental Findings. Brain Sci. 2022, 12, 1103.
Abstract
Self-enhancement (SE) is often overlooked as a fundamental cognitive ability mediated via the Pre-Frontal Cortex (PFC). Here we present research that establishes the relationship between the PFC, SE, and the potential evolved beneficial mechanisms. Specifically, we believe there is now enough evidence to speculate that SE exists to provide significant benefits and should be considered a normal aspect of the self. Whatever the metabolic or social cost, the upside of SE is great enough that it is a core and fundamental psychological construct. Furthermore, though entirely theoretical, we suggest that a critical reason the PFC has evolved so significantly in Homo sapien is to, in part, sustain SE. We therefore elaborate as to its proximate and ultimate mechanisms.
Keywords
Frontal Cortex; PFC; Self-enhancement; Self-deception; SE
Subject
Social Sciences, Behavior Sciences
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