Neural signatures of betrayal aversion: An fMRI study of trust

Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Volumn 281, Issue 1782, 2014, Pages

  Aimone, Jason A ^a,b   Houser, Daniel ^c   Weber, Bernd ^d,e  

^a BAYLOR UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA TECH CARILION SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BONN   (Germany)

^e UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Betrayal aversion; fMRI; Trust

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; HUMAN BEHAVIOR; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; NEUROLOGY;

ADAPTATION; ANATOMY AND HISTOLOGY; ANIMAL; BONE; BONE DENSITY; ECOSYSTEM; EVOLUTION; FOSSIL; PERU; PHYSIOLOGY; SLOTH;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ANATOMY AND HISTOLOGY; ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; BONE AND BONES; BONE DENSITY; ECOSYSTEM; FOSSILS; PERU; PHYSIOLOGY; SLOTHS;

EID: 84898748820     PISSN: 09628452     EISSN: 14712954     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2013.2127     Document Type: Article

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