Prefrontal connections express individual differences in intrinsic resistance to trading off honesty values against economic benefits.

ABSTRACT: Individuals differ profoundly when they decide whether to tell the truth or to be dishonest, particularly in situations where moral motives clash with economic motives, i.e., when truthfulness comes at a monetary cost. These differences should be expressed in the decision network, particularly in prefrontal cortex. However, the interactions between the core players of the decision network during honesty-related decisions involving trade-offs with economic costs remain poorly understood. To investigate brain connectivity patterns associated with individual differences in responding to economic costs of truthfulness, we used functional magnetic resonance imaging and measured brain activations, while participants made decisions concerning honesty. We found that in participants who valued hone

SUBMITTER: Dogan A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5028845 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature