Social modulation of decision-making: A cross-species review

Frontiers in Human Neuroscience

Volumn , Issue JUN, 2013, Pages

  van den Bos, Ruud ^a   Jolles, Jolle W ^b   Homberg, Judith ^c  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^c RADBOUD UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE;

ALTRUISM; CINGULATE GYRUS; COMPETITION; CONDITIONING; COOPERATION; COPING BEHAVIOR; DECISION MAKING; EMOTION; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEAR; GROUP DYNAMICS; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; NONHUMAN; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PERSONALITY; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; REVIEW; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SOCIAL LEARNING; SOCIAL LIFE; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL STRESS;

EID: 84933679327     PISSN: 16625161     EISSN: 16625161     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fnhum.2013.00301     Document Type: Review

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