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Inter-Brain Synchrony in Open-Ended Collaborative Learning: An fNIRS-Hyperscanning Study
Published on: July 21, 2021
Decoding social rewards via inter-areal coordination frequency in the brain
1Division of Behavioral Development, Department of System Neuroscience, National Institute for Physiological Sciences, National Institutes of Natural Sciences, Okazaki, Aichi 444-8585, Japan; Department of Physiological Sciences, School of Life Science, Graduate University for Advanced Studies (SOKENDAI), Hayama, Kanagawa 240-0193, Japan.
Abstract:
Vicarious reward plays a pivotal role in shaping altruism and prosociality. However, neural circuit mechanisms underlying the distinction between vicarious reward and experienced reward are poorly understood. Putnam et al. recently demonstrated that the two types of reward are represented by distinct coordination frequencies within the same cingulate-amygdala pathway.
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