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| ArticleTitle | Social pain (envy) and the anterior cingulate cortex |
| Language | J |
| AuthorList | Hidehiko Takahashi |
| Affiliation | Department of Molecular Neuroimaging, Molecular Imaging Center, National Institute of Radiological Sciences |
| Publication | Japanese Journal of Neuropsychology: 26 (1), 54-58, 2010 |
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| Accepted | |
| Abstract | We often evaluate self and others from social comparisons. We feel strong envy when the advantaged person is self-relevant. We usually sympathize when misfortunes happen to others, but sometimes feel pleasure, Schadenfreude, when envied persons fall from grace. To elucidate the neurocognitive mechanisms of envy and Schadenfreude, 2 fMRI studies were performed. Study 1 revealed that when the target person's possession was superior and self-relevant, stronger envy and stronger anterior cingulate cortex (ACC) activation were induced. In study 2, stronger Schadenfreude and stronger striatum activation were induced when misfortunes happened to envied persons. ACC activation in study 1 predicted ventral striatum activation in study 2. |
| Keywords | fMRI, envy, pain, anterior cingulate cortex, striatum |
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