Perceiving social interactions in the posterior superior temporal sulcus
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- 2017 Perceiving Social Interactions
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Humans spend a large percentage of their time perceiving the appearance, actions, and intentions of others, and extensive previous research has identified multiple brain regions engaged in these functions. However, social life depends on the ability to understand not just individuals, but also groups and their interactions. Here we show that a specific region of the posterior superior temporal sulcus responds strongly and selectively when viewing social interactions between two other agents. This region also contains information about whether the interaction is positive (helping) or negative (hindering), and may underlie our ability to perceive, understand, and navigate within our social world.
Keywords
- Social Perception, Social Interaction, Superior Temporal Sulcus, fMRI, Social Brain
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | E9145-E9152 |
| Journal | PNAS |
| Volume | 114 |
| Issue number | 43 |
| Early online date | 9 Oct 2017 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Oct 2017 |
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