Abstract
Longitudinal changes in trusting behavior across adolescence and their neural correlates were examined. Neural regions of interest (ROIs) included the medial prefrontal cortex (mPFC), dorsal anterior cingulate cortex (dACC), left anterior insula (AI), bilateral ventral striatum (VS), and right dorsal striatum (DS). Participants (wave 1 age: M = 12.90) played the investor in a Trust Game with an uncooperative trustee three times (1-year interval). Analyses included 77 primarily Dutch participants (33 females). Participants decreased their investments with wave. Furthermore, activity was heightened in mPFC, dACC, and DS during investment and repayment, and in right VS (investment) and AI (repayment). Finally, DS activity during repayment increased with wave. These findings highlight early–middle adolescence as an important period for developing sensitivity to uncooperative behavior.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 368-390 |
Number of pages | 23 |
Journal | Child Development |
Volume | 95 |
Issue number | 2 |
Early online date | 15 Aug 2023 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Apr 2024 |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© 2023 The Authors. Child Development published by Wiley Periodicals LLC on behalf of Society for Research in Child Development.
Funding
This work was supported by a European Research Council (ERC) consolidator grant awarded to Lydia Krabbendam (648082, 2014).
Funders | Funder number |
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European Research Council | 648082 |