Probing the Neural Basis of Superstition
Probing the Neural Basis of Superstition
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探究迷信的神经基础
DOI：
10.1007/s10548-013-0332-8
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发表时间：
2014-11-01
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影响因子：
2.7
通讯作者：
Li, Shu
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作者：
Rao, Li-Lin;Zheng, Yu;Li, Shu
尽管有许多证据质疑其有效性，迷信信仰继续植根于人类的头脑。我们使用功能性MRI直接比较了参与者对金钱吸引力的神经反应和他们对吉祥日期的反应。我们发现，每当做出基于道德的选择时，右侧额中/上级回表现出更大的失活，并且基于道德和基于经济的选择之间的对比与参与者对与婚礼日期相关的迷信信仰的评级呈负相关，这表明，特定的大脑区域携带决策信号，这些信号有助于基于迷信做出决策，并可能能够解释个体行为。迷信行为的差异。目前的研究有助于揭示大脑如何处理迷信。
Despite much evidence questioning its validity, superstitious belief continues to be rooted in the human mind. We used functional MRI to directly compare participants' neural responses to monetary attractiveness with their responses to the value of an auspicious date. We found that the right middle/superior frontal gyrus showed greater deactivation whenever an auspicious-based choice was made and that the contrast between the auspicious-based and economics-based choices was negatively correlated with the participants' rated wedding date-related superstitious belief, suggesting that a specific brain region carries decision signals which contribute to making decisions based on superstition and may be able to account for individual differences in superstitious behavior. The present investigation helps to reveal how the brain handles superstition.