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Brain Imaging Investigation of the Neural Correlates of Observing Virtual Social Interactions
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Neuroscience
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JoVE Journal Neuroscience
Brain Imaging Investigation of the Neural Correlates of Observing Virtual Social Interactions
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10:45 min

July 06, 2011

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Chapters

  • 00:05Title
  • 01:43Stimuli and Task Design
  • 04:21Setting the Subject up for the Scan
  • 06:13Scanning
  • 07:16Data Analysis
  • 09:18Increased Activity in the Social Cognition Network in Response to Observing Social Interaction
  • 10:14Conclusion

Summary

Automatic Translation

This article demonstrates an experimental design in which whole-body animated characters are used in conjunction with functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) to investigate the neural correlates of observing virtual social interactions.

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