The Neural Correlates of Trait Inferences:Evidences from Brain Imaging Studies
Trait inferences have been an important topic of research for social cognition in social psychology and developmental psychology.Generally speaking,trait inferences involve intentional trait inferences (ITIs)and spontaneous trait inferences(STIs),which are associated with differential cognitive processes.With social cognitive neuroscience burgeoning and enormously developing,researchers paid more attention to the neural mechanisms of trait inferences.Recently,some fMRI studies revealed that the main brain activity during trait inferences is localized in the mPFC and TPJ,specifically,ITIs involve greater activation in mPFC and STIs involve greater activation in TPJ.ERP measures showed that P300 indexes the underlying neural correlates of ITIs and STIs during inconsistency detection and resolution,and that ITIs and STIs run largely in synchrony but engage different areas in the brain.Based on these,several unresolved issues and future directions were further discussed in the studies on trait inferences with fMRI and ERP.
Zou Jilin Wang Meifang Yan Xiumei
School of Psychology,Shandong Normal University,Jinan,China,250014
国际会议
2008亚太心智、脑和教育学术会议(Asia-Pacific Conference on Mind Brain and Education 2008)
南京
英文
117-121
2008-10-25（万方平台首次上网日期，不代表论文的发表时间）