Perceived intentions influence brain response
Wednesday, August 11, 2010 - 13:35
in Psychology & Sociology
People generally like to see generous people rewarded and selfish people punished. Now, new research reveals a critical link between how we perceive another's intentions and our evaluation of their behavior. The study makes some intriguing observations about how a description of the impact of an individual's actions on a group can alter the neural representation of their observed behavior.