Serum omega-3 fatty acids are associated with ultimatum bargaining behavior

Physiology and Behavior

Volumn 96, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 180-183

  Emanuele, Enzo ^a   Brondino, Natascia ^a   Re, Simona ^a   Bertona, Marco ^a   Geroldi, Diego ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bargaining; Neuroeconomics; Omega 3 fatty acids; Ultimatum game

Indexed keywords

ARACHIDONIC ACID; DOCOSAHEXAENOIC ACID; ICOSAPENTAENOIC ACID; LINOLEIC ACID; LINOLENIC ACID; OMEGA 6 FATTY ACID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRIVE; FATTY ACID BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HOSTILITY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; IMPULSIVENESS; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST;

ADULT; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; FATTY ACIDS, OMEGA-3; FEMALE; GAMES, EXPERIMENTAL; HUMANS; MALE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 57649217815     PISSN: 00319384     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.physbeh.2008.09.020     Document Type: Article

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