Determinants and modulators of human social decisions. (September 2021)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Terenzi, Damiano; Liu, Lu; Bellucci, Gabriele; Park, Soyoung Q.
• Is Part Of: Neuroscience and biobehavioral reviews. Volume 128(2021)
• Page Start: 383
• Page End: 393
• Publication Date: 2021-09
• Subjects: Social decision -- Social interaction -- Trust -- Generosity -- Neuroimaging -- Neural activity -- Neuromodulators; Psychophysiology -- Periodicals; Human behavior -- Periodicals; Animal behavior -- Periodicals; Neurology -- Periodicals; Behavior -- Periodicals; Ethology -- Periodicals; Neurology -- Periodicals; Psychophysiologie -- Périodiques; Comportement humain -- Périodiques; Animaux -- Mœurs et comportement -- Périodiques; Neurologie -- Périodiques; Animal behavior; Human behavior; Neurology; Psychophysiology; Periodicals; Electronic journals; 573.8
• DOI: 10.1016/j.neubiorev.2021.06.041
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0149-7634

Abstract

Highlights: We review the current literature on modulators and determinants of social decisions. Social decisions are influenced by external factors such as others' trustworthiness. They are also influenced by internal psychological determinants and neuromodulators. The neural mechanisms underlying social decisions are discussed. Abstract: Social decision making is a highly complex process that involves diverse cognitive mechanisms, and it is driven by the precise processing of information from both the environment and from the internal state. On the one hand, successful social decisions require close monitoring of others' behavior, in order to track their intentions; this can guide not only decisions involving other people, but also one's own choices and preferences. On the other hand, internal states such as own reward or changes in hormonal and neurotransmitter states shape social decisions and their underlying neural function. Here, we review the current literature on modulators and determinants of human social decisions.