"Social Brain" Changes Structure With Evolving Concept of Fairness
The "social brain" represents a set of regions that are involved in understanding and inferring others' mental states.
- The "social brain" represents a set of regions that are involved in understanding and inferring others' mental states.
- In this study, the scientists investigated the link between changes in the perception of fairness and development of cortical matter in participants aged between 9 and 23 years.
- As Prof Sul puts it, "it is interesting to speculate how changes in this region correlate with developmental changes in more sophisticated preferences for intention-based reciprocity."
- This study proves that structural changes in the MPFC and posterior temporal lobe are linked to a change in the perception of fairness and the ability to infer others' intentions.