Variables influencing the neural correlates of perceived risk of physical harm

Cognitive, Affective and Behavioral Neuroscience

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 494-507

  Coaster, Mariam ^a,d   Rogers, Baxter P ^a,c   Jones, Owen D ^b   Viscusi, W Kip ^b   Merkle, Kristen L ^a   Zald, David H ^a   Gore, John C ^a,c  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY LAW SCHOOL   (United States)

^c VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Decision making; Risk prefrontal cortex

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN; BRAIN MAPPING; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE PROCESSING; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHYSIOLOGY; PROBABILITY; RISK;

ADULT; BRAIN; BRAIN MAPPING; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; PROBABILITY; RISK;

EID: 84856238068     PISSN: 15307026     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3758/s13415-011-0047-9     Document Type: Article

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