The Necessity of Human Ventromedial Prefrontal Cortex in Prosocial Motivation

Medicine, Psychiatry, Neurology, Neurosurgery,
ventromedial prefrontal cortex   decision-making   prosocial behavior   effort   reward   patient study   lesion mapping  

The Necessity of the Human Ventromedial Prefrontal Cortex for Prosocial Motivation Research Background and Motivation The ventromedial prefrontal cortex (vmPFC) plays a crucial role in decision-making processes. Functional neuroimaging studies indicate that the vmPFC is key in handling rewards and efforts and is also associated with prosocial behav...