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A nexus model of the temporal-parietal junction.

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Carter, RM; Huettel, SA
Published in: Trends in cognitive sciences
July 2013

The temporal-parietal junction (TPJ) has been proposed to support either specifically social functions or non-specific processes of cognition such as memory and attention. To account for diverse prior findings, we propose a nexus model for TPJ function: overlap of basic processes produces novel secondary functions at their convergence. We present meta-analytic evidence that is consistent with the anatomical convergence of attention, memory, language, and social processing in the TPJ, leading to a higher-order role in the creation of a social context for behavior. The nexus model accounts for recent examples of TPJ contributions specifically to decision making in a social context and provides a potential reconciliation for competing claims about TPJ function.

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Trends in cognitive sciences

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EISSN

1879-307X

ISSN

1364-6613

Publication Date

July 2013

Volume

17

Issue

7

Start / End Page

328 / 336

Related Subject Headings

  • Temporal Lobe
  • Social Behavior
  • Parietal Lobe
  • Nerve Net
  • Models, Neurological
  • Humans
  • Experimental Psychology
  • Cognition
  • 5204 Cognitive and computational psychology
  • 5203 Clinical and health psychology
 

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Carter, R. M., & Huettel, S. A. (2013). A nexus model of the temporal-parietal junction. Trends in Cognitive Sciences, 17(7), 328–336. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tics.2013.05.007
Carter, R McKell, and Scott A. Huettel. “A nexus model of the temporal-parietal junction.Trends in Cognitive Sciences 17, no. 7 (July 2013): 328–36. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tics.2013.05.007.
Carter RM, Huettel SA. A nexus model of the temporal-parietal junction. Trends in cognitive sciences. 2013 Jul;17(7):328–36.
Carter, R. McKell, and Scott A. Huettel. “A nexus model of the temporal-parietal junction.Trends in Cognitive Sciences, vol. 17, no. 7, July 2013, pp. 328–36. Epmc, doi:10.1016/j.tics.2013.05.007.
Carter RM, Huettel SA. A nexus model of the temporal-parietal junction. Trends in cognitive sciences. 2013 Jul;17(7):328–336.
Journal cover image

Published In

Trends in cognitive sciences

DOI

EISSN

1879-307X

ISSN

1364-6613

Publication Date

July 2013

Volume

17

Issue

7

Start / End Page

328 / 336

Related Subject Headings

  • Temporal Lobe
  • Social Behavior
  • Parietal Lobe
  • Nerve Net
  • Models, Neurological
  • Humans
  • Experimental Psychology
  • Cognition
  • 5204 Cognitive and computational psychology
  • 5203 Clinical and health psychology