Motivation alters impression formation and related neural systems

Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2017, Pages 49-60

  Hughes, Brent L ^a   Zaki, Jamil ^a   Ambady, Nalini ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cognitive control; Impression formation; Intergroup processes; Motivated cognition; Social cognition

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DORSAL ANTERIOR CINGULATE CORTEX; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; HUMAN; INSULA; INTERGROUP BIAS; LATERAL PREFRONTAL CORTEX; LEARNING; MOTIVATION; PRECUNEUS; SOCIAL COGNITION; TEMPOROPARIETAL JUNCTION; ADOLESCENT; BRAIN; COGNITION; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FEMALE; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PERCEPTION; PHYSIOLOGY; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; BRAIN; COGNITION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MOTIVATION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 85032478454     PISSN: 17495016     EISSN: 17495024     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/scan/nsw147     Document Type: Article

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