據(jù)一項刊登在Science上新的研究報告指出,社會性互動會使我們的腦子按不同的規(guī)則行事并可能會影響我們?nèi)绾螞Q策,。
近些年來,認(rèn)知神經(jīng)科學(xué)家們發(fā)現(xiàn),,人們很少在隔離的情況下作出決定,。人類對他人怎么想是敏感的。給母親快速打一個電話或與朋友做一席長談會讓我們在作出某一決定之前三思,,或會給予我們按計劃銳意向前的勇氣,。Scott Huettel及其同事設(shè)計了一個實驗,該實驗中的參與者——他們是沒有撲克專長的一般人——會玩一種以某個人或電腦為對手的簡單的虛擬撲克游戲,。這些參與者在開始玩電腦游戲前會與其人類對手相見并握手,。某些時候,玩家拿到了一手輸牌且必須決定是否要詐唬他們的對手,。
研究人員對每個參與者的腦部的55個區(qū)域進行了掃描并用所得到的fMRI數(shù)據(jù)來預(yù)測那些虛張聲勢,。他們發(fā)現(xiàn),在大腦中的一個叫做顳頂連接部的小區(qū)域可被用來預(yù)測人們?nèi)绾瓮嬖摀淇擞螒?mdash;—但該預(yù)測僅適用于針對一名真正的人類對手,。這些結(jié)果為我們的腦子在社會性或非社會性的處境中會以不同的方式運作提供了具體的證據(jù),。(生物谷Bioon.com)
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A Distinct Role of the Temporal-Parietal Junction in Predicting Socially Guided Decisions
R. McKell Carter1,2,3, Daniel L. Bowling1,2, Crystal Reeck1,4, Scott A. Huettel1,3,4,*
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.