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View article: Neural signatures of harm aversion predict later willingness to exert effort for others’ rewards
Neural signatures of harm aversion predict later willingness to exert effort for others’ rewards Open
Prosocial behaviours—actions that incur personal costs to benefit others—are central to human social life. Two key domains are moral harm aversion, where individuals forgo personal gains to prevent harming others, and prosocial effort, whi…
View article: The social dimension of apathy: Evidence for a distinct domain from 11,243 individuals across health and neurocognitive disorders
The social dimension of apathy: Evidence for a distinct domain from 11,243 individuals across health and neurocognitive disorders Open
Apathy is a highly prevalent and disabling neuropsychiatric syndrome, but its multi-dimensional structure is a challenge for progress towards better identification and treatment. A critical question is whether social disengagement reflects…
View article: Hypocritical blame is associated with reduced prosocial motivation
Hypocritical blame is associated with reduced prosocial motivation Open
People often act hypocritically. One form of hypocrisy occurs when people blame others for transgressing moral principles they themselves have violated in the past. However, the psychological processes linked to this hypocritical blame are…
View article: Psychological interventions that decrease psychological distance or challenge system justification increase motivation to exert effort to mitigate climate change
Psychological interventions that decrease psychological distance or challenge system justification increase motivation to exert effort to mitigate climate change Open
Climate change is one of the biggest challenges facing humanity. To limit its damaging impacts, billions of people must take pro-environmental actions. However, these often require effort and people avoid effort. It is vital to identify ps…
View article: Psychological interventions that decrease psychological distance or challenge system justification increase motivation to exert effort to mitigate climate change
Psychological interventions that decrease psychological distance or challenge system justification increase motivation to exert effort to mitigate climate change Open
Climate change is one of the biggest challenges facing humanity. To limit its damaging impacts, billions of people must take pro-environmental actions. However, these often require effort and people avoid effort. It is vital to identify ps…
View article: Relying on PRIME young adults limits cognitive science
Relying on PRIME young adults limits cognitive science Open
Cognitive science has made remarkable strides in understanding cognition and behaviour. However, a critical issue persists. Most studies focus on PRIME populations - young adults who are productive, researchable, independent, mobile, and e…
View article: Social preferences and social decision-making
Social preferences and social decision-making Open
Our decisions do not occur in a social vacuum. Instead, we often have to decide whether to help, harm, or learn from the consequences of our actions when they affect other people. Neuroeconomists have long highlighted how social preference…
View article: Valuation, Learning, Risk, and Uncertainty
Valuation, Learning, Risk, and Uncertainty Open
Many of our decisions are guided by computations surrounding value, risk, and uncertainty. Neuroeconomists have therefore been very interested in measuring and quantifying these influences to describe behavioural preferences. This includes…
View article: Foundations of Neuroeconomics: History and Methods
Foundations of Neuroeconomics: History and Methods Open
Neuroeconomics is an interdisciplinary field integrating neuroscience, psychology, and economics to understand how people make decisions. Departing from traditional economic models, which infer preferences solely from observed choices, neu…
View article: Individual Differences in Neuroeconomics: Age, Sex and Gender, and Clinical Variation
Individual Differences in Neuroeconomics: Age, Sex and Gender, and Clinical Variation Open
Although neuroeconomics often seeks to identify generalizable principles of value and choice, understanding how these processes vary across individuals is essential for building models that reflect the full range of human behavior. This se…
View article: Foundations of Neuroeconomics: History and Methods
Foundations of Neuroeconomics: History and Methods Open
Neuroeconomics is an interdisciplinary field integrating neuroscience, psychology, and economics to understand how people make decisions. Departing from traditional economic models, which infer preferences solely from observed choices, neu…
View article: From Neural Data to Societal Impact: Applications of Neuroeconomics
From Neural Data to Societal Impact: Applications of Neuroeconomics Open
Neural data is reshaping how we understand and influence decision-making—both at the level of the individual and across populations. By revealing how people attend to information, how they value outcomes, and how they resolve internal conf…
View article: Neurocomputational basis of learning when choices simultaneously affect both oneself and others
Neurocomputational basis of learning when choices simultaneously affect both oneself and others Open
Most prosocial and antisocial behaviors simultaneously impact both ourselves and others, requiring us to learn from their joint outcomes to guide future choices. However, the neurocomputational processes supporting such social learning rem…
View article: Individual Variability: Age-related Differences and Clinical Variation
Individual Variability: Age-related Differences and Clinical Variation Open
Although neuroeconomics often seeks to identify generalizable principles of value and choice, understanding how these processes vary across individuals is essential for building models that reflect the full range of human behavior. This se…
View article: Foundations of Neuroeconomics
Foundations of Neuroeconomics Open
Neuroeconomics is an interdisciplinary field integrating neuroscience, psychology, and economics to understand how people make decisions. Departing from traditional economic models, which infer preferences solely from observed choices, neu…
View article: Autistic and non-autistic prosocial decision-making: The impact of recipient neurotype
Autistic and non-autistic prosocial decision-making: The impact of recipient neurotype Open
A body of research suggests cross-neurotype interpersonal interactions may be more challenging, and non-autistic individuals show less interest in interacting with their autistic peers. However, it is not clear whether such cross-neurotype…
View article: Dorsomedial and ventromedial prefrontal cortex lesions differentially impact social influence and temporal discounting
Dorsomedial and ventromedial prefrontal cortex lesions differentially impact social influence and temporal discounting Open
The medial prefrontal cortex (mPFC) has long been associated with economic and social decision-making in neuroimaging studies. Several debates question whether different ventral mPFC (vmPFC) and dorsal mPFC (dmPFC) regions have specific fu…
View article: Dorsomedial and ventromedial prefrontal cortex lesions differentially impact social influence and temporal discounting
Dorsomedial and ventromedial prefrontal cortex lesions differentially impact social influence and temporal discounting Open
The medial prefrontal cortex (mPFC) has long been associated with economic and social decision-making in neuroimaging studies. Several debates question whether different ventromedial PFC (vmPFC) and dorsomedial PFC (dmPFC) regions have spe…
View article: Ventromedial prefrontal cortex lesions disrupt learning to reward others
Ventromedial prefrontal cortex lesions disrupt learning to reward others Open
Reinforcement learning is a fundamental process through which humans and other animals attain rewards for themselves. However, to act prosocially, we must also learn how our choices reward others. The ventromedial prefrontal cortex has bee…
View article: Greater income and financial well-being are associated with higher prosocial preferences and behaviors across 76 countries
Greater income and financial well-being are associated with higher prosocial preferences and behaviors across 76 countries Open
Prosocial preferences and behaviors—defined as those that benefit others—are essential for health, well-being, and a society that can effectively respond to global challenges. Identifying factors that may increase or decrease them is there…
View article: Disentangling the Component Processes in Complex Planning Impairments Following Ventromedial Prefrontal Lesions
Disentangling the Component Processes in Complex Planning Impairments Following Ventromedial Prefrontal Lesions Open
Damage to the ventromedial prefrontal cortex (vmPFC) in humans disrupts planning abilities in naturalistic settings. However, it is unknown which components of planning are affected in these patients, including selecting the relevant infor…
View article: The neuroeconomics of social influence and contagion
The neuroeconomics of social influence and contagion Open
People often adjust their behaviours and preferences to align with others, a phenomenon termed social influence or social contagion. Social influence can have a profound effect on our economic preferences, with important implications for fina…
View article: The neuroeconomics of social influence and contagion
The neuroeconomics of social influence and contagion Open
People often adjust their behaviours and preferences to align with others, a phenomenon termed social influence or social contagion. Social influence can have a profound effect on our economic preferences, with important implications for fina…