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SUBMITTER: Chang LJ
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3114404 | biostudies-literature | 2011 May
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Chang Luke J LJ Chang Luke J LJ Smith Alec A Dufwenberg Martin M Sanfey Alan G AG
Neuron 20110501 3
<h4>Video abstract</h4>Why do people often choose to cooperate when they can better serve their interests by acting selfishly? One potential mechanism is that the anticipation of guilt can motivate cooperative behavior. We utilize a formal model of this process in conjunction with fMRI to identify brain regions that mediate cooperative behavior while participants decided whether or not to honor a partner's trust. We observed increased activation in the insula, supplementary motor area, dorsolate ...[more]