Brain Image Punishment Decision-making (IMAGE)

Vanderbilt University

Brain Image Punishment Decision-making

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Brain image shows increased activity in the amygdala, the portion of the brain involved with emotion, when intentionally harmful acts were described vividly than when they were described matter-of-factly.

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Marois Lab

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