Development of MPFC function mediates shifts in self-protective behavior provoked by social feedback

People insulate themselves against negative social feedback via self-protective behaviors. Here, the authors show that early adolescents react against immediate social feedback, but adults also consider accumulated past negative evaluations, a function mediated by the rostromedial prefrontal cortex...

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Main Authors: Leehyun Yoon, Leah H. Somerville, Hackjin Kim
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2018-08-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-05553-2