The thickness of the ventral medial prefrontal cortex predicts the prior-entry effect for allocentric representation in near space
Abstract Neuropsychological studies have demonstrated that the preferential processing of near-space and egocentric representation is associated with the self-prioritization effect (SPE). However, relatively little is known concerning whether the SPE is superior to the representation of egocentric f...
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| description | Abstract Neuropsychological studies have demonstrated that the preferential processing of near-space and egocentric representation is associated with the self-prioritization effect (SPE). However, relatively little is known concerning whether the SPE is superior to the representation of egocentric frames or near-space processing in the interaction between spatial reference frames and spatial domains. The present study adopted the variant of the shape-label matching task (i.e., color-label) to establish an SPE, combined with a spatial reference frame judgment task, to examine how the SPE leads to preferential processing of near-space or egocentric representations. Surface-based morphometry analysis was also adopted to extract the cortical thickness of the ventral medial prefrontal cortex (vmPFC) to examine whether it could predict differences in the SPE at the behavioral level. The results showed a significant SPE, manifested as the response of self-associated color being faster than that of stranger-associated color. Additionally, the SPE showed a preference for near-space processing, followed by egocentric representation. More importantly, the thickness of the vmPFC could predict the difference in the SPE on reference frames, particularly in the left frontal pole cortex and bilateral rostral anterior cingulate cortex. These findings indicated that the SPE showed a prior entry effect for information at the spatial level relative to the reference frame level, providing evidence to support the structural significance of the self-processing region. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-28fd36347e224dc5bde53c0b57280f9d2022-12-22T03:13:42ZengNature PortfolioScientific Reports2045-23222022-04-0112111110.1038/s41598-022-09837-yThe thickness of the ventral medial prefrontal cortex predicts the prior-entry effect for allocentric representation in near spaceJie Huang0Aijun Wang1Xiaoyu Tang2Ming Zhang3Department of Psychology, Research Center for Psychology and Behavioral Sciences, Soochow UniversityDepartment of Psychology, Research Center for Psychology and Behavioral Sciences, Soochow UniversitySchool of Psychology, Liaoning Collaborative Innovation Center of Children and Adolescents Healthy Personality Assessment and Cultivation, Liaoning Normal UniversityDepartment of Psychology, Research Center for Psychology and Behavioral Sciences, Soochow UniversityAbstract Neuropsychological studies have demonstrated that the preferential processing of near-space and egocentric representation is associated with the self-prioritization effect (SPE). However, relatively little is known concerning whether the SPE is superior to the representation of egocentric frames or near-space processing in the interaction between spatial reference frames and spatial domains. The present study adopted the variant of the shape-label matching task (i.e., color-label) to establish an SPE, combined with a spatial reference frame judgment task, to examine how the SPE leads to preferential processing of near-space or egocentric representations. Surface-based morphometry analysis was also adopted to extract the cortical thickness of the ventral medial prefrontal cortex (vmPFC) to examine whether it could predict differences in the SPE at the behavioral level. The results showed a significant SPE, manifested as the response of self-associated color being faster than that of stranger-associated color. Additionally, the SPE showed a preference for near-space processing, followed by egocentric representation. More importantly, the thickness of the vmPFC could predict the difference in the SPE on reference frames, particularly in the left frontal pole cortex and bilateral rostral anterior cingulate cortex. These findings indicated that the SPE showed a prior entry effect for information at the spatial level relative to the reference frame level, providing evidence to support the structural significance of the self-processing region.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-09837-y |
| spellingShingle | Jie Huang Aijun Wang Xiaoyu Tang Ming Zhang The thickness of the ventral medial prefrontal cortex predicts the prior-entry effect for allocentric representation in near space Scientific Reports |
| title | The thickness of the ventral medial prefrontal cortex predicts the prior-entry effect for allocentric representation in near space |
| title_full | The thickness of the ventral medial prefrontal cortex predicts the prior-entry effect for allocentric representation in near space |
| title_fullStr | The thickness of the ventral medial prefrontal cortex predicts the prior-entry effect for allocentric representation in near space |
| title_full_unstemmed | The thickness of the ventral medial prefrontal cortex predicts the prior-entry effect for allocentric representation in near space |
| title_short | The thickness of the ventral medial prefrontal cortex predicts the prior-entry effect for allocentric representation in near space |
| title_sort | thickness of the ventral medial prefrontal cortex predicts the prior entry effect for allocentric representation in near space |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-09837-y |
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