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I am happy for us: Neural processing of vicarious joy when winning for parents versus strangers
Cognitive, Affective, & Behavioral Neuroscience ( IF 2.9 ) Pub Date : 2020-10-14 , DOI: 10.3758/s13415-020-00839-9
Philip Brandner 1, 2 , Berna Güroğlu 2 , Eveline A Crone 1, 2
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This study investigated the neural processes underlying vicarious joy and their dependence on emotional closeness. Prior studies revealed that the nucleus accumbens (NAcc) is a target brain region for processing rewards for self, but the neural mechanisms of processing rewards for others are not yet well understood. A functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) paradigm was employed in young adults (N = 30), in combination with a self-report questionnaire on the perceived emotional closeness to the target. We examined the neural correlates of vicarious rewards when winning money for oneself or one of three other targets. To examine family relationships, two of the targets were the mother and father of the participants, and the third target was an unknown stranger. We found an increase in activation in the NAcc when playing for family members compared with a stranger. We further observed a difference in neural activation when winning for the father compared with the mother in an extended network involving the medial prefrontal cortex and precuneus, brain regions involved in mentalizing. These findings were not related to reports of emotional closeness. This new paradigm has considerable value for future research into the fundamental neural processes underlying empathy and vicarious joy.



中文翻译:

我为我们感到高兴:当父母与陌生人获胜时替代快乐的神经处理

这项研究调查了替代快乐背后的神经过程及其对情感亲密的依赖。先前的研究表明,伏隔核 (NAcc) 是处理自我奖励的目标大脑区域,但处理他人奖励的神经机制尚不清楚。年轻成人(N =30),结合自我报告问卷,了解与目标的感知情感亲近度。我们检查了为自己或其他三个目标之一赢得金钱时替代奖励的神经相关性。为了检查家庭关系,两个目标是参与者的母亲和父亲,第三个目标是一个不知名的陌生人。我们发现,与陌生人相比,为家庭成员演奏时 NAcc 的激活有所增加。在涉及内侧前额叶皮层和楔前叶(参与心智化的大脑区域)的扩展网络中,我们进一步观察到,当为父亲获胜时,与母亲相比,神经激活存在差异。这些发现与情感亲密的报道无关。

更新日期:2020-10-14
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