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ArticleHuman brain mapping2020

The role of the ventromedial prefrontal cortex in automatic formation of impression and reflected impression.

Ayahito Ito, Kazuki Yoshida, Kenta Takeda, Daisuke Sawamura, Yui Murakami, Ai Hasegawa, Shinya Sakai, Keise Izuma

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Article in Human brain mapping, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5 citing papers in PubMed, 9 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Ayahito ItoDepartment of Psychology, University of Southampton, Southampton, United Kingdom.ORCID 0000-0001-5217-7340
Kazuki YoshidaFaculty of Health Sciences, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan.
Kenta TakedaFaculty of Health Sciences, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan.
Daisuke SawamuraFaculty of Health Sciences, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan.
Yui MurakamiFaculty of Health Sciences, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan.
Ai HasegawaGraduate School of Health Sciences, Hokkaido University, Hokkaido, Japan.
Shinya SakaiFaculty of Health Sciences, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan.
Keise IzumaDepartment of Psychology, University of Southampton, Southampton, United Kingdom.
Sapporo University · JPHealth Sciences University of Hokkaido · JPKochi University of Technology · JP

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Previous neuroimaging studies demonstrated that ventromedial prefrontal cortex (vmPFC) activity reflects how much an individual positively views each person (impression). Here, we investigated whether the degree to which individuals think others positively view them (reflected impression) is similarly tracked by activity in the vmPFC by using fMRI and speed-dating events. We also examined whether activity of the vmPFC in response to the faces of others would predict the impression formed through direct interactions with them. The task consisted of three sessions: pre-speed-dating fMRI, speed-dating events, and post-speed-dating fMRI (not reported here). During the pre-speed-dating fMRI, each participant passively viewed the faces of others whom they would meet in the subsequent speed-dating events. After the fMRI, they rated the impression and reflected impression of each face. During the speed-dating events, the participants had 3-min conversations with partners whose faces were presented during the fMRI task, and they were asked to choose the partners whom they preferred at the end of the events. The results revealed that the value of both the impression and reflected impression were automatically represented in the vmPFC. However, the impression fully mediated the link between the reflected impression and vmPFC activity. These results highlight a close link between reflected appraisal and impression formation and provide important insights into neural and psychological models of how the reflected impression is formed in the human brain.

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Brain MappingSocial InteractionSocial PerceptionAdultFacial RecognitionFemaleHumansMagnetic Resonance ImagingMalePrefrontal CortexYoung Adultfaceimpression formationinterpersonal perceptionreflected appraisalspeed datingventromedial prefrontal cortex

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PMID32301546
PMCPMC7336154
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