Self in time and language.
Consciousness and cognition September 1, 2011 Erica Cosentino 13 citations
The narrative self, or extended self, is not a linguistic construction but is created by mental time travel—the ability to mentally project backward to relive past events or forward to anticipate future ones. Narrative language itself arises from a core brain network that includes mental time travel, mindreading, and visuo-spatial systems, rather than being the source of the narrative self. This challenges the common view that language constructs the narrative self.