Neural mechanisms of deception in a social context: an fMRI replication study.

ABSTRACT: Deception is a form of manipulation aimed at misleading another person by conveying false or truthful messages. Manipulative truthful statements could be considered as sophisticated deception and elicit an increased cognitive load. However, only one fMRI study reported its neural correlates. To provide independent evidence for sophisticated deception, we carried out an fMRI study replicating the experimental paradigm and Bayesian statistical approach utilized in that study. During the experiment, participants played a game against an opponent by sending deliberate deceptive or honest messages. Compared to truth-telling, deceptive intentions, regardless of how they were fulfilled, were associated with increased BOLD signals in the bilateral temporoparietal junction (TPJ), left precuneus, an

SUBMITTER: Zheltyakova M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7329834 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature