Abstract
The primrose path and prisoner's dilemma paradigms may require cognitive (executive) control: The active maintenance of context representations in lateral prefrontal cortex to provide top-down support for specific behaviors in the face of short delays or stronger response tendencies. This perspective suggests further tests of whether altruism is a type of self-control, including brain imaging, induced affect, and dual-task studies.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 260 |
| Number of pages | 1 |
| Journal | Behavioral and Brain Sciences |
| Volume | 25 |
| Issue number | 2 |
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| State | Published - Apr 2002 |