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SUBMITTER: Zink CF
PROVIDER: S-EPMC2430590 | biostudies-literature | 2008 Apr
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Zink Caroline F CF Tong Yunxia Y Chen Qiang Q Bassett Danielle S DS Stein Jason L JL Meyer-Lindenberg Andreas A
Neuron 20080401 2
Social hierarchies guide behavior in many species, including humans, where status also has an enormous impact on motivation and health. However, little is known about the underlying neural representation of social hierarchies in humans. In the present study, we identify dissociable neural responses to perceived social rank using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) in an interactive, simulated social context. In both stable and unstable social hierarchies, viewing a superior individual d ...[more]