2012
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2012.01.080
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Social status modulates neural activity in the mentalizing network

Abstract: The current research explored the neural mechanisms linking social status to perceptions of the social world. Two fMRI studies provide converging evidence that individuals lower in social status are more likely to engage neural circuitry often involved in ‘mentalizing’ or thinking about others' thoughts and feelings. Study 1 found that college students' perception of their social status in the university community was related to neural activity in the mentalizing network (e.g., DMPFC, MPFC, precuneus/PCC) whil… Show more

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“…Several key regions along the cortical midline appear to show greater activation to self-related stimuli than other-related stimuli (Heatherton, 2006;Northoff et al, 2006;Northoff, Qin, & Feinberg, 2011), including the anterior cingulate cortex (Leshikar, Cassidy, & Gutchess, 2016), the medial prefrontal cortex (mPFC) and the vAI (Murray, Debbané, Fox, Bzdok, & Eickhoff, 2015). The mPFC is particularly involved in the processing of information about people's traits, preferences and beliefs (Frith & Frith, 2003;Ma, Baetens, Vandekerckhove, Van der Cruyssen, & Van Overwalle, 2013;Schilbach, 2015) and shows sensitivity to a number of social factors including social status and ostracism (Muscatell et al, 2012;Powers, Wagner, Norris, & Heatherton, 2013). Importantly, there is now considerable evidence for a ventral dorsal split within the mPFC, with the ventral region (vMPFC) showing greater involvement in the processing of self-relevant traits, while the dorsal region (dMPFC) is involving in processing the traits of dissimilar others (Araujo, Kaplan, & Damasio, 2013;Denny, Kober, Wager, & Ochsner, 2012;Mitchell, Macrae, & Banaji, 2006;Moore, Merchant, Kahn, & Pfeifer, 2014;Powell, Macrae, Cloutier, Metcalfe, & Mitchell, 2010).…”
Section: Conceptual Selfmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Several key regions along the cortical midline appear to show greater activation to self-related stimuli than other-related stimuli (Heatherton, 2006;Northoff et al, 2006;Northoff, Qin, & Feinberg, 2011), including the anterior cingulate cortex (Leshikar, Cassidy, & Gutchess, 2016), the medial prefrontal cortex (mPFC) and the vAI (Murray, Debbané, Fox, Bzdok, & Eickhoff, 2015). The mPFC is particularly involved in the processing of information about people's traits, preferences and beliefs (Frith & Frith, 2003;Ma, Baetens, Vandekerckhove, Van der Cruyssen, & Van Overwalle, 2013;Schilbach, 2015) and shows sensitivity to a number of social factors including social status and ostracism (Muscatell et al, 2012;Powers, Wagner, Norris, & Heatherton, 2013). Importantly, there is now considerable evidence for a ventral dorsal split within the mPFC, with the ventral region (vMPFC) showing greater involvement in the processing of self-relevant traits, while the dorsal region (dMPFC) is involving in processing the traits of dissimilar others (Araujo, Kaplan, & Damasio, 2013;Denny, Kober, Wager, & Ochsner, 2012;Mitchell, Macrae, & Banaji, 2006;Moore, Merchant, Kahn, & Pfeifer, 2014;Powell, Macrae, Cloutier, Metcalfe, & Mitchell, 2010).…”
Section: Conceptual Selfmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Likewise, the size of our social networks relates to brain structure (93,94). Given that the social environment is known to affect a wide array of biological responses (5,17,19,95), a next important goal for neuroscience will be to further understand how experience at multiple levels (e.g., culture, family, social networks, SES) affects neural structure and function (46,(96)(97)(98)(99)(100)(101). In parallel, it is certain that social and environmental variables moderate the link between brain and behavior (12), but further research is needed to examine such interactions.…”
Section: )mentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The effects of SES have also been demonstrated in brain activation studies. In children, low SES is associated with greater reactivity to emotion-related stimuli in amygdala, dorsal medial prefrontal cortex (dmPFC), and right middle frontal gyrus (Muscatell et al, 2012;Sheridan et al, 2012). In adults, low childhood SES is linked to reduced activation in insula, fusiform gyrus, ACC, posterior cingulate cortex (PCC), caudate, pons, and hippocampus (Silverman et al, 2009).…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%