The neurobiology of social decision-making

Current Opinion in Neurobiology

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 159-165

  Rilling, James K ^a,b   King Casas, Brooks ^c   Sanfey, Alan G ^d  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d University of Arizona   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NEUROTRANSMITTER;

AUTISM; BEHAVIOR; BRAIN REGION; DECISION MAKING; HUMAN; MENTAL DISEASE; NEUROBIOLOGY; NEUROIMAGING; NEUROSCIENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL INTERACTION; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION;

BRAIN; DECISION MAKING; GAME THEORY; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; NEUROBIOLOGY; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION;

EID: 52049092038     PISSN: 09594388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.conb.2008.06.003     Document Type: Review

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