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Title: The neural basis of individual differences in mate poaching
Authors: Ueda, Ryuhei  kyouindb  KAKEN_id  orcid https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1512-5861 (unconfirmed)
Ashida, Hiroshi  kyouindb  KAKEN_id  orcid https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2930-402X (unconfirmed)
Yanagisawa, Kuniaki  KAKEN_id
Abe, Nobuhito  kyouindb  KAKEN_id  orcid https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9897-4414 (unconfirmed)
Author's alias: 上田, 竜平
蘆田, 宏
柳澤, 邦昭
阿部, 修士
Keywords: fMRI
individual differences
love
orbitofrontal cortex
reward
Issue Date: 4-Jul-2017
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Group
Journal title: Social Neuroscience
Volume: 12
Issue: 4
Start page: 391
End page: 399
Abstract: This study tested the hypothesis that individual differences in the activity of the orbitofrontal cortex, a region implicated in value-based decision-making, are associated with the preference for a person with a partner, which could lead to mate poaching. During functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI), male participants were presented with facial photographs of (a) attractive females with a partner, (b) attractive females without a partner, (c) unattractive females with a partner, and (d) unattractive females without a partner. The participants were asked to rate the degree to which they desired a romantic relationship with each female using an 8-point scale. The participants rated attractive females higher than unattractive females, and this effect was associated with ventral striatum activation. The participants also indicated lower ratings for females with a partner than for females without a partner, and this effect was associated with parietal cortex activation. As predicted, the participants characterized by higher orbitofrontal activity demonstrated a greater willingness to engage in a romantic relationship with females who have a partner compared with females who do not have a partner. These results are the first to provide a possible neural explanation for why certain individuals are willing to engage in mate poaching.
Rights: This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in 'Social Neuroscience' on 2017, available online: http://www.tandfonline.com/10.1080/17470919.2016.1182065.
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URI: http://hdl.handle.net/2433/224996
DOI(Published Version): 10.1080/17470919.2016.1182065
PubMed ID: 27109897
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