2011 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

Cognitive neuroscientific approach to suspicious mind

Research Project

Project/Area Number	22791156
Research Category	Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
Allocation Type	Single-year Grants
Research Field	Psychiatric science
Research Institution	National Institute of Radiological Sciences
Principal Investigator	YAMADA Makiko 独立行政法人放射線医学総合研究所, 分子イメージング研究センター, 主任研究員 (50557444)
Project Period (FY)	2010 – 2011
Keywords	認知神経科学
Research Abstract	1) Neural correlates of sympathy Our fMRI study found that sympathy for others activated the dorsomedial prefrontal cortex, precuneus, and temporo-parietal junction, which are brain regions associated with moral conflict and thinking about the feelings of others. Individual difference in leniency was associated with the right insula activity. These findings were published in Nature Communications. 2) Neural correlates of suspicion Brain activities associated with being suspicious about others were measured using fMRI. The obtained results are now analyzed.

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