Disinhibited Revenge – An fNIRS Study on Forgiveness and Cognitive Control
The ability to reconcile is a key factor for a cooperative and successful life. Among the many factors that have an impact on how people negotiate social contracts, poor cognitive control (which is inversely linked to impulsivity) may exert negative effects on forgiveness. To investigate the neurobi...
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| author | Moritz Julian Maier Moritz Julian Maier David Rosenbaum Florian Benedikt Haeussinger Martin Brüne Andreas Jochen Fallgatter Andreas Jochen Fallgatter Andreas Jochen Fallgatter Ann-Christine Ehlis Ann-Christine Ehlis |
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| description | The ability to reconcile is a key factor for a cooperative and successful life. Among the many factors that have an impact on how people negotiate social contracts, poor cognitive control (which is inversely linked to impulsivity) may exert negative effects on forgiveness. To investigate the neurobiological basis of this proposition, subjects with high vs. low impulsivity scores completed an ultimatum game (UG) and a dictator game (DG). First, the participants played an UG where they had to accept or reject offers from fair or unfair opponents. Afterward, the roles changed, and a DG was played. Here, subjects had the opportunity to forgive or take revenge on unfair opponents by the allocation of a fair/unfair amount of money. During this task, activity of the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (DLPFC) was assessed via functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS). Highly impulsive subjects were significantly more revenge-seeking than individuals with a low impulsivity. This behavioral difference was reflected in the activation pattern of the left DLPFC, where higher activation in trials with unfair opponents was found, but only in the highly impulsive group. This result is discussed as an indicator of more revenge-driven behavior in highly impulsive individuals, since activity in the left DLPFC is associated with retaliation. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-340af0e3842c4fe38114be5fe50d9b062022-12-21T19:38:46ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience1662-51532019-09-011310.3389/fnbeh.2019.00223451319Disinhibited Revenge – An fNIRS Study on Forgiveness and Cognitive ControlMoritz Julian Maier0Moritz Julian Maier1David Rosenbaum2Florian Benedikt Haeussinger3Martin Brüne4Andreas Jochen Fallgatter5Andreas Jochen Fallgatter6Andreas Jochen Fallgatter7Ann-Christine Ehlis8Ann-Christine Ehlis9Psychophysiology and Optical Imaging, Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University of Tuebingen, Tuebingen, GermanyGraduate School of Neural and Behavioral Sciences, University of Tuebingen, Tuebingen, GermanyPsychophysiology and Optical Imaging, Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University of Tuebingen, Tuebingen, GermanyPsychophysiology and Optical Imaging, Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University of Tuebingen, Tuebingen, GermanyDepartment of Psychiatry, Psychotherapy and Preventive Medicine, Division of Cognitive Neuropsychiatry and Psychiatric Preventive Medicine, LWL University Hospital Bochum, Ruhr-University Bochum, Bochum, GermanyPsychophysiology and Optical Imaging, Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University of Tuebingen, Tuebingen, GermanyLEAD Graduate School & Research Network, University of Tuebingen, Tuebingen, GermanyWerner Reichardt Centre for Integrative Neuroscience (CIN), Tuebingen, GermanyPsychophysiology and Optical Imaging, Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University of Tuebingen, Tuebingen, GermanyLEAD Graduate School & Research Network, University of Tuebingen, Tuebingen, GermanyThe ability to reconcile is a key factor for a cooperative and successful life. Among the many factors that have an impact on how people negotiate social contracts, poor cognitive control (which is inversely linked to impulsivity) may exert negative effects on forgiveness. To investigate the neurobiological basis of this proposition, subjects with high vs. low impulsivity scores completed an ultimatum game (UG) and a dictator game (DG). First, the participants played an UG where they had to accept or reject offers from fair or unfair opponents. Afterward, the roles changed, and a DG was played. Here, subjects had the opportunity to forgive or take revenge on unfair opponents by the allocation of a fair/unfair amount of money. During this task, activity of the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (DLPFC) was assessed via functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS). Highly impulsive subjects were significantly more revenge-seeking than individuals with a low impulsivity. This behavioral difference was reflected in the activation pattern of the left DLPFC, where higher activation in trials with unfair opponents was found, but only in the highly impulsive group. This result is discussed as an indicator of more revenge-driven behavior in highly impulsive individuals, since activity in the left DLPFC is associated with retaliation.https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fnbeh.2019.00223/fullcognitive controlforgivenessfNIRSrevengeimpulsivitydictator game |
| spellingShingle | Moritz Julian Maier Moritz Julian Maier David Rosenbaum Florian Benedikt Haeussinger Martin Brüne Andreas Jochen Fallgatter Andreas Jochen Fallgatter Andreas Jochen Fallgatter Ann-Christine Ehlis Ann-Christine Ehlis Disinhibited Revenge – An fNIRS Study on Forgiveness and Cognitive Control Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience cognitive control forgiveness fNIRS revenge impulsivity dictator game |
| title | Disinhibited Revenge – An fNIRS Study on Forgiveness and Cognitive Control |
| title_full | Disinhibited Revenge – An fNIRS Study on Forgiveness and Cognitive Control |
| title_fullStr | Disinhibited Revenge – An fNIRS Study on Forgiveness and Cognitive Control |
| title_full_unstemmed | Disinhibited Revenge – An fNIRS Study on Forgiveness and Cognitive Control |
| title_short | Disinhibited Revenge – An fNIRS Study on Forgiveness and Cognitive Control |
| title_sort | disinhibited revenge an fnirs study on forgiveness and cognitive control |
| topic | cognitive control forgiveness fNIRS revenge impulsivity dictator game |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fnbeh.2019.00223/full |
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