Neural correlates of dynamically evolving interpersonal ties predict prosocial behavior

Frontiers in Neuroscience

Volumn , Issue MAR, 2012, Pages

  Fahrenfort, Johannes J ^a   van Winden, Frans ^a   Pelloux, Benjamin ^a,b   Stallen, Mirre ^c,d   Ridderinkhof, K Richard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LUMIÈRE LYON 2   (France)

^c ERASMUS UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^d RADBOUD UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

ACC; Empathy; Insula; Interpersonal ties; pSTS; Public good game; Social decision making; Social ties

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALTRUISM; ANTERIOR CINGULATE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CORPUS STRIATUM; DECISION MAKING; EMPATHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MOTIVATION; ORBITAL CORTEX; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SUPERIOR TEMPORAL SULCUS; VENTROMEDIAL PREFRONTAL CORTEX;

EID: 84862230565     PISSN: 16624548     EISSN: 1662453X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fnins.2012.00028     Document Type: Article

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