A distinct role of the temporal-parietal junction in predicting socially guided decisions.
Journal Article (Journal Article)
To make adaptive decisions in a social context, humans must identify relevant agents in the environment, infer their underlying strategies and motivations, and predict their upcoming actions. We used functional magnetic resonance imaging, in conjunction with combinatorial multivariate pattern analysis, to predict human participants' subsequent decisions in an incentive-compatible poker game. We found that signals from the temporal-parietal junction provided unique information about the nature of the upcoming decision, and that information was specific to decisions against agents who were both social and relevant for future behavior.
Full Text
Duke Authors
Cited Authors
- Carter, RM; Bowling, DL; Reeck, C; Huettel, SA
Published Date
- July 2012
Published In
Volume / Issue
- 337 / 6090
Start / End Page
- 109 - 111
PubMed ID
- 22767930
Pubmed Central ID
- PMC3563331
Electronic International Standard Serial Number (EISSN)
- 1095-9203
International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)
- 0036-8075
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
- 10.1126/science.1219681
Language
- eng