Neuronal correlates of social decision making are influenced by social value orientation-an fMRI study.

ABSTRACT: Our decisions often have consequences for other people. Hence, self-interest and other-regarding motives are traded off in many daily-life situations. Interindividually, people differ in their tendency to behave prosocial. These differences are captured by the concept of social value orientation (SVO), which assumes stable, trait-like tendencies to act selfish or prosocial. This study investigates group differences in prosocial decision making and addresses the question of whether prosocial individuals act intuitively and selfish individuals instead need to control egoistic impulses to behave prosocially. We address this question via the interpretation of neuronal and behavioral indicators. In the present fMRI-study participants were grouped into prosocial- and selfish participants. They m

SUBMITTER: Kuss K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4338788 | biostudies-literature | 2015

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature