High-frequency rTMS on DLPFC increases prosocial attitude in case of decision to support people

Social Neuroscience

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 82-93

  Balconi, Michela ^a   Canavesio, Ylenia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÀ CATTOLICA DEL SACRO CUORE   (Italy)

Author keywords

EMG; Emotions; Facial feedback; Prosociality; rTMS

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EMOTION; EVOKED MUSCLE RESPONSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PHYSIOLOGY; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATTITUDE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EMOTIONS; EVOKED POTENTIALS, MOTOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84891344391     PISSN: 17470919     EISSN: 17470927     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17470919.2013.861361     Document Type: Article

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