A Key Role for Similarity in Vicarious Reward

• DOI: 10.1126/science.1170539
• Publication Date: 2009-05-14T22:53:56Z
• Authors: Dean Mobbs; Rongjun Yu; Marcel Meyer; Luca Passamonti; Ben Seymour; Andrew J. Calder; Susanne Schweizer; Chris D. Frith; Tim Dalgleish
• Keywords: CONTEST; Similarity (geometry); Neuroscientist

A functional magnetic resonance imaging study reveals the interactions within brain that modulate feelings of reward on seeing a similar person win contest.