Neural substrates of social status inference: Roles of medial prefrontal cortex and superior temporal sulcus

Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 1131-1140

  Mason, Malia ^a   Magee, Joe C ^b   Fiske, Susan T ^c  

^a Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PERCEPTION; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PILOT STUDY; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; PROCEDURES; TEMPORAL LOBE; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; PHOTIC STIMULATION; PILOT PROJECTS; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; TEMPORAL LOBE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84897443989     PISSN: 0898929X     EISSN: 15308898     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1162/jocn_a_00553     Document Type: Article

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