Helping or punishing strangers: Neural correlates of altruistic decisions as third-party and of its relation to empathic concern
Social norms are a cornerstone of human society. When social norms are violated (e.g. fairness) people can either help the victim or punish the violator in order to restore justice. Recent research has shown that empathic concern influences this decision to help or punish. Using functional magnetic...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2015-02-01
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| Series: | Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience |
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| Online Access: | http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fnbeh.2015.00024/full |