Seeing human: Distinct and overlapping neural signatures associated with two forms of dehumanization

NeuroImage

Volumn 79, Issue , 2013, Pages 313-328

  Jack, Anthony I ^a   Dawson, Abigail J ^a   Norr, Megan E ^a  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COGNITION; DEFAULT MODE NETWORK; DEHUMANIZATION; HUMAN; MENTAL HEALTH; NERVE CELL NETWORK; NERVE POTENTIAL; NEUROIMAGING; NEUROSCIENCE; PARIETAL LOBE; POSTERIOR CINGULATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL COGNITION; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL INTERACTION; TASK PERFORMANCE; TASK POSITIVE NETWORK; VENTROMEDIAL PREFRONTAL CORTEX;

ADULT; AFFECT; AWARENESS; BRAIN; DEHUMANIZATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORALS; NERVE NET;

EID: 84878375194     PISSN: 10538119     EISSN: 10959572     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2013.04.109     Document Type: Article

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