Neural basis of social status hierarchy

The Psychology of Social Status

Volumn , Issue , 2014, Pages 303-323

  Pornpattananangkul, Narun ^a   Zink, Caroline F ^b   Chiao, Joan Y ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Lieber Institute for Brain Development Johns Hopkins Medical Campus   (United States)

Author keywords

Cultural neuroscience; Dopamine neurotransmitter system; ERP; fMRI; Gene by environment interaction; Neuropharmacology; Neuroscience; Serotonin neurotransmitter system; Social status hierarchy; Socioeconomic status (SES)

Indexed keywords

EID: 84923010356     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4939-0867-7_14     Document Type: Chapter

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