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September 11, 2025

Neural Correlates of Reward Processing: Impact of Individual Differences in Preference for Prosocial Interactions.

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MVMartina VanovaLALuke Aldridge‐WaddonIPIgnazio Puzzo

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Overview

fMRI reveals distinct neural activations related to prosocial preferences in 20 healthy individuals, suggesting implications for clinical understanding.

Key Points

  • Increased activity in the right posterior cingulate was linked to higher prosocial preferences during monetary reward anticipation, affecting brain function.
  • Dorsal striatum and salience network activations were significant during both social and monetary reward processes, especially for prosocial individuals.
  • Using fMRI, individuals showed specific brain activation patterns related to social rewards and preferences, with notable differences during consumption phases.
  • Findings highlight how individual differences in prosocial tendencies relate to unique activation patterns in neural mechanisms of reward processing.

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Vanova et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68c2a9c304ab598fffb89acfhttps://doi.org/10.1002/brb3.70776
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