ArticleCerebral cortex (New York, N.Y. : 1991)2023
Right dorsolateral prefrontal cortex regulates default prosociality preference.
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- Neural asymmetry in aligning with generous versus selfish descriptive norms in a charitable donation task.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Cathodal HD-tDCS above the left dorsolateral prefrontal cortex increases environmentally sustainable decision-making.Frontiers in human neuroscience · 2024Article
- Abnormal Brain Structure Is Associated with Social and Communication Deficits in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Voxel-Based Morphometry Analysis.Brain sciences · 2023Article
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Abstract
The dorsolateral prefrontal cortex has been shown to be associated with prosocial behavior. However, the direction of this relationship remains controversial. To resolve inconsistencies in the existing literature, we introduced the concept of default prosociality preference and hypothesized that this preference moderates the relationship between gray matter volume in the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex and prosocial behavior. This study analyzed the data of 168 participants obtained from voxel-based morphometry, 4 types of economic games, and 3 different measures of social value orientation that represent default prosociality preference. Here we show that, in individuals who were consistently classified as proself on the 3 social value orientation measures, gray matter volume in the right dorsolateral prefrontal cortex was positively associated with prosocial behavior. However, in individuals who were consistently classified as prosocial, the direction of this association was vice versa. These results indicate that the right dorsolateral prefrontal cortex regulates default prosociality preference.
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