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The Ultimatum Game and the brain: a meta-analysis of neuroimaging studies.
Neurosci Biobehav Rev. 2014 Nov; 47:549-58.NB

Abstract

Social decision-making tasks involve psychological processes key to effective functioning in a complex, social world. The Ultimatum Game (UG) is a widely studied social decision-making task, which models responses to fairness. A number of neuroimaging studies have investigated the UG to identify neural correlates of unfairness and decisions to reject versus accept an offer. We present the first quantitative summary of neuroimaging studies in social decision-making with a meta-analysis of 11 fMRI studies of the UG, including data from 282 participants. Effect-Size Signed Differential Mapping was used to estimate effect sizes from statistical parametric maps and reported peak information before meta-analysing them. Consistent activations were seen in the anterior insula, anterior cingulate cortex (ACC), supplementary motor area (SMA) and cerebellum in response to unfair offers. Robust activations in the ACC, SMA and putamen were seen when deciding to reject rather than accept UG offers. These are consistent with models of motivational conflict during the UG decision-making process, a response to norm violations, with a possible role for the reward system.

Authors

Gabay AS
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Radua J
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Kempton MJ
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Mehta MA
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MeSH

BrainBrain MappingDecision MakingEmotionsHumansMagnetic Resonance ImagingNeuroimagingSocial BehaviorSocial Perception

Pub Type(s)

Journal Article
Meta-Analysis
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

Language

eng

PubMed ID

25454357

Citation

Gabay, Anthony S., et al. "The Ultimatum Game and the Brain: a Meta-analysis of Neuroimaging Studies." Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews, vol. 47, 2014, pp. 549-58.
Gabay AS, Radua J, Kempton MJ, et al. The Ultimatum Game and the brain: a meta-analysis of neuroimaging studies. Neurosci Biobehav Rev. 2014;47:549-58.
Gabay, A. S., Radua, J., Kempton, M. J., & Mehta, M. A. (2014). The Ultimatum Game and the brain: a meta-analysis of neuroimaging studies. Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews, 47, 549-58.
Gabay AS, et al. The Ultimatum Game and the Brain: a Meta-analysis of Neuroimaging Studies. Neurosci Biobehav Rev. 2014;47:549-58. PubMed PMID: 25454357.
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TY - JOUR T1 - The Ultimatum Game and the brain: a meta-analysis of neuroimaging studies. AU - Gabay,Anthony S, AU - Radua,Joaquim, AU - Kempton,Matthew J, AU - Mehta,Mitul A, PY - 2014/05/22/received PY - 2014/09/16/revised PY - 2014/10/15/accepted PY - 2014/12/3/entrez PY - 2014/12/3/pubmed PY - 2015/8/8/medline SP - 549 EP - 58 JF - Neuroscience and biobehavioral reviews JO - Neurosci Biobehav Rev VL - 47 N2 - Social decision-making tasks involve psychological processes key to effective functioning in a complex, social world. The Ultimatum Game (UG) is a widely studied social decision-making task, which models responses to fairness. A number of neuroimaging studies have investigated the UG to identify neural correlates of unfairness and decisions to reject versus accept an offer. We present the first quantitative summary of neuroimaging studies in social decision-making with a meta-analysis of 11 fMRI studies of the UG, including data from 282 participants. Effect-Size Signed Differential Mapping was used to estimate effect sizes from statistical parametric maps and reported peak information before meta-analysing them. Consistent activations were seen in the anterior insula, anterior cingulate cortex (ACC), supplementary motor area (SMA) and cerebellum in response to unfair offers. Robust activations in the ACC, SMA and putamen were seen when deciding to reject rather than accept UG offers. These are consistent with models of motivational conflict during the UG decision-making process, a response to norm violations, with a possible role for the reward system. SN - 1873-7528 UR - https://www.unboundmedicine.com/medline/citation/25454357/The_Ultimatum_Game_and_the_brain:_a_meta_analysis_of_neuroimaging_studies_ DB - PRIME DP - Unbound Medicine ER -