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Changing Brains, Changing Perspectives: The Neurocognitive Development of Reciprocity

van den Bos, Wouter, van Dijk, Eric, Westenberg, Michiel, Rombouts, Serge A.R.B., Crone, Eveline A.·2011·Psychological Science

Abstract

Adolescence is characterized by the emergence of advanced forms of social perspective taking and significant changes in social behavior. Yet little is known about how changes in social cognition are related to changes in brain function during adolescence. In this study, we investigated the neural correlates of social behavior during three phases of adolescence, carrying out functional magnetic resonance imaging of participants' brains while they were Player 2 in the Trust Game. We found that with age, adolescents were increasingly sensitive to the perspective of the other player, as indicated by their reciprocal behavior. These advanced forms of social perspective-taking behavior were associated with increased involvement of the left temporo-parietal junction and the right dorsolateral prefrontal cortex. In contrast, young adolescents showed more activity in the anterior medial prefrontal cortex, a region previously associated with self-oriented processing and mentalizing. These findings suggest that the asynchronous development of these neural systems may underlie the shift from thinking about self to thinking about the other.

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  • The ability to understand the intentions of others increases into adulthood.

    “supporting the idea that the ability to understand the intentions of others increases into adulthood.”

    From Is Adolescence a Sensitive Period for Sociocultural Processing? (2014) · cites this paper as van den Bos et al. 2011

  • Heightened activation in the dmPFC for reciprocal choices decreased between early and late adolescence and remained stable into early adulthood.

    “This heightened activation in the dmPFC for reciprocal choices decreased between early and late adolescence and remained stable into early adulthood, possibly reflecting a shift away from engaging in social interactions from an egocentric perspective (van den Bos et al. 2011).”

    From Is Adolescence a Sensitive Period for Sociocultural Processing? (2014) · cites this paper as van den Bos et al. 2011

  • Older adolescents and emerging adults were more likely to reciprocate when the first player stood to lose more money, whereas younger adolescents did not differentiate.

    “Older adolescents and emerging adults were more likely to reciprocate when the first player stood to lose more money, whereas the younger adolescents did not differentiate, supporting the idea that the ability to understand the intentions of others increases into adulthood.”

    From Is Adolescence a Sensitive Period for Sociocultural Processing? (2014) · cites this paper as van den Bos et al. 2011

  • Recruitment of the left TPJ when participants were shown that the first player trusted them increased with age, and this level of activation correlated with participants' sensitivity to the first player's intentions.

    “The recruitment of the left TPJ when participants were shown that the first player trusted them increased with age, and this level of activation correlated with participants' sensitivity to the first player's intentions.”

    From Is Adolescence a Sensitive Period for Sociocultural Processing? (2014) · cites this paper as van den Bos et al. 2011

  • All participants showed greater recruitment in the dmPFC when making self-oriented choices, but only young adolescents engaged this region when making reciprocal choices.

    “showed greater recruitment in the dmPFC when making self-oriented choices (defecting), but only young adolescents engaged this region when making reciprocal choices.”

    From Is Adolescence a Sensitive Period for Sociocultural Processing? (2014) · cites this paper as van den Bos et al. 2011

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Authors
van den Bos, W., van Dijk, E., Westenberg, M., Rombouts, S. A. R. B., & Crone, E. A.
Affiliations
  • Department of Psychology, Leiden University
  • Leiden University (NL)
Venue
Psychological Science
Published
2010-12-16
Volume
22
Issue
1
Pages
60-70
ISSN
  • 0956-7976 (ISSN-L)
  • 1467-9280
OpenAlex
W2118321220
Cited by
229
References
41
Citations by year
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FWCI
20.14
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Psychological Science (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • UvA-DARE (University of Amsterdam) (publishedVersion)
  • Data Archiving and Networked Services (DANS) (submittedVersion)
  • Leiden Repository (Leiden University) (submittedVersion)
  • UvA-DARE (University of Amsterdam) (submittedVersion)
Funders
Nederlandse Organisatie voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Developmental and Educational Psychology › Child and Animal Learning Development
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Action Observation and Synchronization
Keywords
adolescence, social perspective taking, social cognition, brain development, trust game, mutual trust, temporoparietal junction, dorsolateral prefrontal cortex, anterior medial prefrontal cortex, mentalization
MeSH terms
Adolescent, Adolescent Behavior, Adult, Age Factors, Analysis of Variance, Brain, Brain Mapping, Child, Cognition, Female, Humans, Image Processing, Computer-Assisted, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Male, Reference Values, Social Behavior, Trust, Young Adult

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