Serotonin and Social Norms: Tryptophan Depletion Impairs Social Comparison and Leads to Resource Depletion in a Multiplayer Harvesting Game

Psychological Science

Volumn 25, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 1303-1313

  Bilderbeck, Amy C ^a   Brown, Gordon D A ^b   Read, Judi ^c   Woolrich, Mark ^c   Cowen, Phillip J ^a   Behrens, Tim E J ^c   Rogers, Robert D ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^d BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

neurotransmitters; social behavior; social influences

Indexed keywords

SEROTONIN; TRYPTOPHAN;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSIOLOGY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REWARD; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL NORM; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; FEMALE; HEALTHY VOLUNTEERS; HUMANS; MALE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REWARD; SELF REPORT; SEROTONIN; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL NORMS; TRYPTOPHAN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84904359184     PISSN: 09567976     EISSN: 14679280     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0956797614527830     Document Type: Article

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