Neural mechanisms of different types of deception motivated by reward acquisition or punishment avoidance

2014 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 25870337
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: Cognitive science; Basic / Social brain science
• Research Institution: Kyoto University
• Principal Investigator: ABE Nobuhito 京都大学, こころの未来研究センター, 准教授 (90507922)
• Project Period (FY): 2013-04-01 – 2015-03-31
• Keywords: 社会神経科学 / 脳機能画像法 / 意思決定 / 前頭前野

Outline of Final Research Achievements

The present study used functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) to investigate the neural correlates of different types of deception, one motivated by reward acquisition and another by punishment avoidance. Results of behavioral data revealed large individual differences in the proportion of two types of deception. Results of neuroimaging data revealed that neural correlates of two types of deception are partially dissociable. These results represent an important step toward clarifying the mechanisms underlying human decision-making in a social context.

Free Research Field

認知神経科学