Altruism is associated with an increased neural response to agency

Dharol Tankersley; C. Jill Stowe; Scott A. Huettel

doi:10.1038/nn1833

Altruism is associated with an increased neural response to agency

Dharol Tankersley, C. Jill Stowe, Scott A. Huettel

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Although the neural mechanisms underlying altruism remain unknown, empathy and its component abilities, such as the perception of the actions and intentions of others, have been proposed as key contributors. Tasks requiring the perception of agency activate the posterior superior temporal cortex (pSTC), particularly in the right hemisphere. Here, we demonstrate that differential activation of the human pSTC during action perception versus action performance predicts self-reported altruism.

Idioma original	English
Páginas (desde-hasta)	150-151
Número de páginas	2
Publicación	Nature Neuroscience
Volumen	10
N.º	2
DOI	https://doi.org/10.1038/nn1833
Estado	Published - feb 2007

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Funding Information:
We thank E. Douglas for assistance in data collection, S. Green for assistance in manuscript preparation and G. McCarthy, J. Morris, K. Pelphrey, D. Purves and B. Weber for comments on the manuscript. This research was supported by the US National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH-70685), by the US National Institute of Neurological Disease and Stroke (NINDS-41328) and by institutional funds of Duke University.

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We thank E. Douglas for assistance in data collection, S. Green for assistance in manuscript preparation and G. McCarthy, J. Morris, K. Pelphrey, D. Purves and B. Weber for comments on the manuscript. This research was supported by the US National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH-70685), by the US National Institute of Neurological Disease and Stroke (NINDS-41328) and by institutional funds of Duke University.

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US National Institute of Mental Health	NIMH-70685
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke	NINDS-41328
Duke-Kunshan University

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