Abstract
Recent experiments suggest that dishonesty can escalate from small levels to ever-larger ones along a 'slippery slope'. Activity in bilateral amygdala tracks this gradual adaptation to repeated acts of self-serving dishonesty.
Engelmann, Jan B; Fehr, Ernst (2016). The slippery slope of dishonesty. Nature Neuroscience, 19(12):1543-1544.
Abstract
Recent experiments suggest that dishonesty can escalate from small levels to ever-larger ones along a 'slippery slope'. Activity in bilateral amygdala tracks this gradual adaptation to repeated acts of self-serving dishonesty.
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| Item Type: | Journal Article, refereed, original work |
|---|---|
| Communities & Collections: | 03 Faculty of Economics > Department of Economics |
| Dewey Decimal Classification: | 330 Economics |
| Scopus Subject Areas: | Life Sciences > General Neuroscience |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Amygdala, social behaviour |
| Language: | English |
| Date: | December 2016 |
| Deposited On: | 29 May 2017 08:20 |
| Last Modified: | 07 Apr 2022 07:07 |
| Publisher: | Nature Publishing Group |
| ISSN: | 1097-6256 |
| OA Status: | Green |
| Publisher DOI: | https://doi.org/10.1038/nn.4441 |
Engelmann, Jan B