Modulating the Activity of the VMPFC With tDCS Alters the Social Framing Effect.

ABSTRACT: Numerous experimental studies have replicated the social framing effect-the observation that people's decisions related to economic benefits and feelings depend on the method of presentation. Previous neuroimaging studies have shown that the ventromedial prefrontal cortex (VMPFC) plays a part in the influence of framing and how individuals think about the feelings of others. Based on this, we used transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) to modulate neuronal activity in the VMPFC to determine the likelihood of a direct association between VMPFC activity and the social framing effect. Subsequently, in three stimulation treatments, we assessed the presence of the social framing effect, as demonstrated by a disparity between harm degree and help degree. The findings revealed a social fr

SUBMITTER: Chen Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8426551 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature