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Dissociation of vicarious and experienced rewards by coupling frequency within the same neural pathway
Putnam P, Chu C, Fagan N, Dal Monte O, Chang S. Dissociation of vicarious and experienced rewards by coupling frequency within the same neural pathway. Neuron 2023, 111: 2513-2522.e4. PMID: 37348507, PMCID: PMC10527039, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2023.05.020.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsExperienced rewardsVicarious rewardBasolateral amygdalaAlpha/beta frequencyLocal field potentialsSame neural pathwaysSelect brain regionsSocial learningNeural systemsSocial interactionDirectional influenceRewardBrain regionsBeta frequenciesNeural pathwaysGamma frequenciesShared experienceDecision makingNeuronal interactionsSocial agencyField potentialsVoluntary choiceSocial choiceGyrusAmygdalaThe Anterior Cingulate Gyrus and Social Cognition: Tracking the Motivation of Others
Apps MA, Rushworth MF, Chang SW. The Anterior Cingulate Gyrus and Social Cognition: Tracking the Motivation of Others. Neuron 2016, 90: 692-707. PMID: 27196973, PMCID: PMC4885021, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2016.04.018.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAnterior cingulate cortexSocial cognitionSocio-cognitive abilitiesAnterior cingulate gyrusCognitive processesError processingSocial informationCingulate cortexSocial interactionSocial behaviorCingulate gyrusCognitionTestable predictionsGyrusMotivationACCGFurther evidenceComputational propertiesKey mechanismCortexBehaviorProcessingEvidenceIndividualsAbility
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Levels of naturalism in social neuroscience research
Fan S, Dal Monte O, Chang SWC. Levels of naturalism in social neuroscience research. IScience 2021, 24: 102702. PMID: 34258547, PMCID: PMC8253962, DOI: 10.1016/j.isci.2021.102702.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSocial stimuliReal-life social interactionsSocial behaviorSocial neuroscience researchTypical social behaviorsNeural substratesEcological validityNeural responsesNeuroscience researchSocial interactionVirtual avatarCertain stimuliStimuliExperimental controlEmpirical researchSpecific processesReal-life scenariosHigh levelsResearchAvatarContingenciesSampling techniqueBehaviorNaturalismResearchersToward a holistic view of value and social processing in the amygdala: Insights from primate behavioral neurophysiology
Putnam PT, Chang SWC. Toward a holistic view of value and social processing in the amygdala: Insights from primate behavioral neurophysiology. Behavioural Brain Research 2021, 411: 113356. PMID: 33989727, PMCID: PMC8238892, DOI: 10.1016/j.bbr.2021.113356.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSocial behaviorSocial stimuliValue-related processesNegative emotional processesAspects of cognitionReward-related processesDistinct brain regionsSocial processingEmotional processesAmygdala's roleNeural basisPositive affectHolistic hypothesisPrimate neurophysiologyNeurophysiological mechanismsBehavioral neurophysiologySocial interactionValue processingModern neuroscienceTemporal lobeBrain regionsAmygdalaStimuliNeurophysiologyProcessingSocial processing by the primate medial frontal cortex
Putnam PT, Chang SWC. Social processing by the primate medial frontal cortex. International Review Of Neurobiology 2021, 158: 213-248. PMID: 33785146, PMCID: PMC8232543, DOI: 10.1016/bs.irn.2020.12.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrimate medial frontal cortexMedial frontal cortexFrontal cortexSocial interactionSocial behaviorSocial information processingAdaptive social interactionsNon-social behaviorsComplex social behaviorsSocial processingInformation processing systemsNeurophysiology literatureVicarious learningSocial partnersInformation processingSocial monitoringNeuronal substratesBrain regionsUnique contributionNeurophysiology experimentsSocial functionCortexNeural algorithmDecision-making processNonhuman primates