The Neural Circuitry of a Broken Promise

被引:162
作者
Baumgartner, Thomas [1 ]
Fischbacher, Urs [2 ,3 ]
Feierabend, Anja [1 ]
Lutz, Kai [4 ]
Fehr, Ernst [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Zurich, Inst Empir Res Econ, Lab Social & Neural Syst Res, CH-8006 Zurich, Switzerland
[2] Univ Konstanz, Dept Econ, D-7750 Constance, Germany
[3] Thurgau Inst Econ, Kreuzlingen, Switzerland
[4] Univ Zurich, Inst Psychol, Dept Neuropsychol, CH-8006 Zurich, Switzerland
基金
瑞士国家科学基金会;
关键词
ANTERIOR CINGULATE CORTEX; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; COGNITIVE CONTROL; DETECTING DECEPTION; SOCIAL COOPERATION; VIRTUAL-REALITY; REWARD; BRAIN; AMYGDALA; RESPONSES;
D O I
10.1016/j.neuron.2009.11.017
中图分类号
Q189 [神经科学];
学科分类号
071006 [神经生物学];
摘要
Promises are one of the oldest human-specific psychological mechanisms fostering cooperation and trust. Here, we study the neural underpinnings of promise keeping and promise breaking. Subjects first make a promise decision (promise stage), then they anticipate whether the promise affects the interaction partner's decision (anticipation stage) and are subsequently free to keep or break the promise (decision stage). Findings revealed that the breaking of the promise is associated with increased activation in the DLPFC, ACC, and amygdala, suggesting that the dishonest act involves an emotional conflict due to the suppression of the honest response. Moreover, the breach of the promise can be predicted by a perfidious brain activity pattern (anterior insula, ACC, inferior frontal gyrus) during the promise and anticipation stage, indicating that brain measurements may reveal malevolent intentions before dishonest or deceitful acts are actually committed.
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页码:756 / 770
页数:15
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