Transcutaneous Vagus Nerve Stimulation (tVNS) does not increase prosocial behavior in Cyberball

Transcutaneous Vagus Nerve Stimulation (tVNS) does not increase prosocial behavior in Cyberball

Emerging research suggests that individuals experience vicarious social pain (i.e., ostracism). It has been proposed that observing ostracism increases activity in the insula and in the prefrontal cortex (PFC), two key brain regions activated by directly experiencing ostracism. Here, we assessed the...

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Main Authors: Roberta eSellaro, Laura eSteenbergen, Bart eVerkuil, Marinus eVan IJzendoorn, Lorenza S Colzato
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2015-04-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychology
Subjects:
Vagus Nerve Stimulation
insula
PFC
cyberball
vicarious ostracism
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fpsyg.2015.00499/full

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