Perceiving social interactions in the posterior superior temporal sulcus
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In: PNAS, Vol. 114, No. 43, 10.2017, p. E9145-E9152.
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T1 - Perceiving social interactions in the posterior superior temporal sulcus
AU - Isik, Leyla
AU - Koldewyn, Kami
AU - Beeler, David
AU - Kanwisher, Nancy
PY - 2017/10
Y1 - 2017/10
N2 - 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.
AB - 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.
KW - Social Perception
KW - Social Interaction
KW - Superior Temporal Sulcus
KW - fMRI
KW - Social Brain
U2 - 10.1073/pnas.1714471114
DO - 10.1073/pnas.1714471114
M3 - Article
VL - 114
SP - E9145-E9152
JO - PNAS
JF - PNAS
SN - 0027-8424
IS - 43
ER -