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Agent-specific responses in the cingulate cortex during economic exchanges.
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Science (New York, N.Y.) [Science] 2006 May 19; Vol. 312 (5776), pp. 1047-50. - Publication Year :
- 2006
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Abstract
- Interactions with other responsive agents lie at the core of all social exchange. During a social exchange with a partner, one fundamental variable that must be computed correctly is who gets credit for a shared outcome; this assignment is crucial for deciding on an optimal level of cooperation that avoids simple exploitation. We carried out an iterated, two-person economic exchange and made simultaneous hemodynamic measurements from each player's brain. These joint measurements revealed agent-specific responses in the social domain ("me" and "not me") arranged in a systematic spatial pattern along the cingulate cortex. This systematic response pattern did not depend on metrical aspects of the exchange, and it disappeared completely in the absence of a responding partner.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1095-9203
- Volume :
- 312
- Issue :
- 5776
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Science (New York, N.Y.)
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 16709783
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1125596