Article 2021

Intrinsic functional connectivity of the frontoparietal network predicts inter-individual differences in the propensity for costly third-party punishment

{Humans are motivated to give norm violators their just deserts through costly punishment even as unaffected third parties (i.e., third-party punishment, TPP). A great deal of individual variability exists in costly punishment; however, how this variability particularly in TPP is represented by the brain\textquotesingles intrinsic network architecture remains elusive. Here, we examined whether inter-individual differences in the propensity for TPP can be predicted based on resting-state functional connectivity (RSFC) combining an economic TPP game with task-free functional neuroimaging and a multivariate prediction framework. Our behavioral results revealed that TPP punishment increased with the severity of unfairness for offers. People with higher TPP propensity punished more harshly across norm-violating scenarios. Our neuroimaging findings showed RSFC within the frontoparietal network predicted individual differences in TPP propensity. Our findings contribute to understanding the neural fingerprint for an individual\textquotesingles propensity to costly punish strangers, and shed some light on how social norm enforcement behaviors are represented by the brain\textquotesingles intrinsic network architecture.}

Author(s): Yang, Q and Bellucci, G and Hoffman, M and Hsu, K-T and Lu, B and Deshpande, G and Krueger, F
Journal: {Cognitive, Affective and Behavioral Neuroscience}
Volume: Epub ahead
Year: 2021
Publisher: Psychonomic Society
Bibtex Type: Article (article)
DOI: 10.3758/s13415-021-00927-4
Address: Austin, TX
Electronic Archiving: grant_archive

BibTex

@article{item_3333702,
  title = {{Intrinsic functional connectivity of the frontoparietal network predicts inter-individual differences in the propensity for costly third-party punishment}},
  journal = {{Cognitive, Affective and Behavioral Neuroscience}},
  abstract = {{Humans are motivated to give norm violators their just deserts through costly punishment even as unaffected third parties (i.e., third-party punishment, TPP). A great deal of individual variability exists in costly punishment; however, how this variability particularly in TPP is represented by the brain\textquotesingles intrinsic network architecture remains elusive. Here, we examined whether inter-individual differences in the propensity for TPP can be predicted based on resting-state functional connectivity (RSFC) combining an economic TPP game with task-free functional neuroimaging and a multivariate prediction framework. Our behavioral results revealed that TPP punishment increased with the severity of unfairness for offers. People with higher TPP propensity punished more harshly across norm-violating scenarios. Our neuroimaging findings showed RSFC within the frontoparietal network predicted individual differences in TPP propensity. Our findings contribute to understanding the neural fingerprint for an individual\textquotesingles propensity to costly punish strangers, and shed some light on how social norm enforcement behaviors are represented by the brain\textquotesingles intrinsic network architecture.}},
  volume = {Epub ahead},
  publisher = {Psychonomic Society},
  address = {Austin, TX},
  year = {2021},
  slug = {item_3333702},
  author = {Yang, Q and Bellucci, G and Hoffman, M and Hsu, K-T and Lu, B and Deshpande, G and Krueger, F}
}