Abnormal brain responses to social fairness in depression: An fMRI study using the Ultimatum Game

Psychological Medicine

Volumn 45, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 1241-1251

  Gradin, V B ^a,b   Perez A ^a   MacFarlane, J A ^b   Cavin, I ^b   Waiter, G ^c   Engelmann, J ^d   Dritschel, B ^e   Pomi, A ^a   Matthews, K ^b   Steele, J D ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE LA REPÚBLICA   (Uruguay)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Depression; functional magnetic resonance imaging; neuroeconomics; social interactions; ultimatum game

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANHEDONIA; CAUDATE NUCLEUS; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; GAME; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; MORALITY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; NUCLEUS ACCUMBENS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; REWARD; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; ANHEDONIA; CAUDATE NUCLEUS; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FEMALE; GAMES, EXPERIMENTAL; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MORALS; NUCLEUS ACCUMBENS; REWARD; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84925292871     PISSN: 00332917     EISSN: 14698978     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0033291714002347     Document Type: Article

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