Dishonesty Involves Activity In Control-related Brain Networks, Neuroimaging Study Suggests
Tuesday, July 14, 2009 - 07:28
in Psychology & Sociology
Scientists have found that honest people show no additional neural activity when telling the truth. However, dishonest people display activation in the brain regions associated with attention and control, even when telling the truth. In this new study, participants were given the opportunity to lie to gain money and their brain activity was examined using fMRI.
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