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Altruism is associated with an increased neural response to agency.

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Tankersley, D; Stowe, CJ; Huettel, SA
Published in: Nature neuroscience
February 2007

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.

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Nature neuroscience

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1546-1726

ISSN

1097-6256

Publication Date

February 2007

Volume

10

Issue

2

Start / End Page

150 / 151

Related Subject Headings

  • User-Computer Interface
  • Temporal Lobe
  • Social Behavior
  • Personality
  • Neuropsychological Tests
  • Neurology & Neurosurgery
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Humans
  • Functional Laterality
  • Empathy
 

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Tankersley, D., Stowe, C. J., & Huettel, S. A. (2007). Altruism is associated with an increased neural response to agency. Nature Neuroscience, 10(2), 150–151. https://doi.org/10.1038/nn1833
Tankersley, Dharol, C Jill Stowe, and Scott A. Huettel. “Altruism is associated with an increased neural response to agency.Nature Neuroscience 10, no. 2 (February 2007): 150–51. https://doi.org/10.1038/nn1833.
Tankersley D, Stowe CJ, Huettel SA. Altruism is associated with an increased neural response to agency. Nature neuroscience. 2007 Feb;10(2):150–1.
Tankersley, Dharol, et al. “Altruism is associated with an increased neural response to agency.Nature Neuroscience, vol. 10, no. 2, Feb. 2007, pp. 150–51. Epmc, doi:10.1038/nn1833.
Tankersley D, Stowe CJ, Huettel SA. Altruism is associated with an increased neural response to agency. Nature neuroscience. 2007 Feb;10(2):150–151.

Published In

Nature neuroscience

DOI

EISSN

1546-1726

ISSN

1097-6256

Publication Date

February 2007

Volume

10

Issue

2

Start / End Page

150 / 151

Related Subject Headings

  • User-Computer Interface
  • Temporal Lobe
  • Social Behavior
  • Personality
  • Neuropsychological Tests
  • Neurology & Neurosurgery
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Humans
  • Functional Laterality
  • Empathy