Serotonin Modulates Behavioral Reactions to Unfairness


	Serotonin Modulates Behavioral Reactions to Unfairness

kmcolo

6-27-2008 10:00 PM

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science, brain chemistry, brain, behavior

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7-2-2008 12:12 AM

righthand

Heavy. I don't think that I got it.

7-2-2008 7:47 AM

kmcolo

In essence - people with lower levels of this hormone, 5-HT, are less likely to be suckers.

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Serotonin (5-HT) has long been implicated in social behavior<SUP> </SUP>and impulsivity, but the mechanisms through which it modulates<SUP> </SUP>self-control remain unclear. We observed the effects of manipulating<SUP> </SUP>5-HT function on behavior in the ultimatum game, where players<SUP> </SUP>must decide whether to accept or reject fair or unfair monetary<SUP> </SUP>offers from another player. Participants with depleted 5-HT<SUP> </SUP>levels rejected a greater proportion of unfair offers, but not<SUP> </SUP>fair offers, without showing changes in mood, fairness judgment,<SUP> </SUP>basic reward processing, or response inhibition. Our results<SUP> </SUP>suggest that 5-HT plays a critical role in regulating emotion<SUP> </SUP>during social decision-making.</blockquote></div><div style="margin: 0px 6px 6px 4px;"><table style="font-size: 11px;border-spacing: 0px;padding: 0px;" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tr><td style="background:transparent;border-width:0px;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</td><td align="right" style="background:transparent;border-width:0px;padding:0px;width:107px" width="107"><a href="http://clipmarks.com/share/99175F67-F215-4D8C-9DAD-7EDEACFB9FF1/blog/" title="blog or email this clip"><img src="http://content9.clipmarks.com/images/c2b-foot.png" border="0" alt="blog it" width="107" height="17" style="border-width:0px;padding:0px;margin:0px;" /></a></td></tr></table></div></div>

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