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I am happy for us: Neural processing of vicarious joy when winning for parents versus strangers
This study investigated the neural processes underlying vicarious joy and their dependence on emotional closeness. Prior studies revealed that the nucleus accumbens (NAcc) is a target brain region for processing rewards for self, but the neural mechanisms of processing rewards for others are not yet...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7716820/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33058012 http://dx.doi.org/10.3758/s13415-020-00839-9 |
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author | Brandner, Philip Güroğlu, Berna Crone, Eveline A. |
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description | This study investigated the neural processes underlying vicarious joy and their dependence on emotional closeness. Prior studies revealed that the nucleus accumbens (NAcc) is a target brain region for processing rewards for self, but the neural mechanisms of processing rewards for others are not yet well understood. A functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) paradigm was employed in young adults (N = 30), in combination with a self-report questionnaire on the perceived emotional closeness to the target. We examined the neural correlates of vicarious rewards when winning money for oneself or one of three other targets. To examine family relationships, two of the targets were the mother and father of the participants, and the third target was an unknown stranger. We found an increase in activation in the NAcc when playing for family members compared with a stranger. We further observed a difference in neural activation when winning for the father compared with the mother in an extended network involving the medial prefrontal cortex and precuneus, brain regions involved in mentalizing. These findings were not related to reports of emotional closeness. This new paradigm has considerable value for future research into the fundamental neural processes underlying empathy and vicarious joy. ELECTRONIC SUPPLEMENTARY MATERIAL: The online version of this article (10.3758/s13415-020-00839-9) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users. |
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spelling | pubmed-77168202020-12-04 I am happy for us: Neural processing of vicarious joy when winning for parents versus strangers Brandner, Philip Güroğlu, Berna Crone, Eveline A. Cogn Affect Behav Neurosci Article This study investigated the neural processes underlying vicarious joy and their dependence on emotional closeness. Prior studies revealed that the nucleus accumbens (NAcc) is a target brain region for processing rewards for self, but the neural mechanisms of processing rewards for others are not yet well understood. A functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) paradigm was employed in young adults (N = 30), in combination with a self-report questionnaire on the perceived emotional closeness to the target. We examined the neural correlates of vicarious rewards when winning money for oneself or one of three other targets. To examine family relationships, two of the targets were the mother and father of the participants, and the third target was an unknown stranger. We found an increase in activation in the NAcc when playing for family members compared with a stranger. We further observed a difference in neural activation when winning for the father compared with the mother in an extended network involving the medial prefrontal cortex and precuneus, brain regions involved in mentalizing. These findings were not related to reports of emotional closeness. This new paradigm has considerable value for future research into the fundamental neural processes underlying empathy and vicarious joy. ELECTRONIC SUPPLEMENTARY MATERIAL: The online version of this article (10.3758/s13415-020-00839-9) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users. Springer US 2020-10-14 2020 /pmc/articles/PMC7716820/ /pubmed/33058012 http://dx.doi.org/10.3758/s13415-020-00839-9 Text en © The Author(s) 2020 Open Access This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License, which permits use, sharing, adaptation, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, as long as you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons licence, and indicate if changes were made. The images or other third party material in this article are included in the article's Creative Commons licence, unless indicated otherwise in a credit line to the material. If material is not included in the article's Creative Commons licence and your intended use is not permitted by statutory regulation or exceeds the permitted use, you will need to obtain permission directly from the copyright holder. To view a copy of this licence, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/. |
spellingShingle | Article Brandner, Philip Güroğlu, Berna Crone, Eveline A. I am happy for us: Neural processing of vicarious joy when winning for parents versus strangers |
title | I am happy for us: Neural processing of vicarious joy when winning for parents versus strangers |
title_full | I am happy for us: Neural processing of vicarious joy when winning for parents versus strangers |
title_fullStr | I am happy for us: Neural processing of vicarious joy when winning for parents versus strangers |
title_full_unstemmed | I am happy for us: Neural processing of vicarious joy when winning for parents versus strangers |
title_short | I am happy for us: Neural processing of vicarious joy when winning for parents versus strangers |
title_sort | i am happy for us: neural processing of vicarious joy when winning for parents versus strangers |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7716820/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33058012 http://dx.doi.org/10.3758/s13415-020-00839-9 |
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