Self-viewing is associated with negative affect rather than reward in highly narcissistic men: An fMRI study

Scientific Reports

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2017, Pages

  Jauk, Emanuel ^a   Benedek, Mathias ^a   Koschutnig, Karl ^a   Kedia, Gayannée ^a   Neubauer, Aljoscha C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRAZ   (Austria)

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ANATOMY AND HISTOLOGY; BRAIN; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NARCISSISM; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; REWARD; SELF CONCEPT; YOUNG ADULT;

BRAIN; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; NARCISSISM; REWARD; SELF CONCEPT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 85025438083     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20452322     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/s41598-017-03935-y     Document Type: Article

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