Impulsive Choice and Altruistic Punishment Are Correlated and Increase in Tandem With Serotonin Depletion

Emotion

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 855-862

  Crockett, Molly J ^a   Clark, Luke ^a   Lieberman, Matthew D ^b   Tabibnia, Golnaz ^c   Robbins, Trevor W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Altruistic punishment; Decision making; Impulsivity; Self control; Serotonin

Indexed keywords

SEROTONIN;

ADULT; ALTRUISM; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; IMPULSIVENESS; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PUNISHMENT; SELF CONTROL;

ADULT; ALTRUISM; AMINO ACIDS; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; GAMES, EXPERIMENTAL; HUMANS; IMPULSIVE BEHAVIOR; MALE; PUNISHMENT; SEROTONIN; TRYPTOPHAN;

EID: 78650707513     PISSN: 15283542     EISSN: 19311516     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0019861     Document Type: Article

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