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The Dorsal Medial Prefrontal Cortex Responds Preferentially to Social Interactions during Natural Viewing

Dylan D. Wagner, William M. Kelley, James V. Haxby and Todd F. Heatherton
Journal of Neuroscience 29 June 2016, 36 (26) 6917-6925; https://doi.org/10.1523/JNEUROSCI.4220-15.2016
Dylan D. Wagner
1Department of Psychology, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio 43210, and
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William M. Kelley
2Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire 03755
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James V. Haxby
2Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire 03755
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Todd F. Heatherton
2Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire 03755
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DOI 
https://doi.org/10.1523/JNEUROSCI.4220-15.2016
PubMed 
27358450
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History 
  • Received November 23, 2015
  • Revision received May 10, 2016
  • Accepted May 14, 2016
  • First published June 29, 2016.
  • Version of record published June 29, 2016.
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Author Information

  1. Dylan D. Wagner1,
  2. William M. Kelley2,
  3. James V. Haxby2, and
  4. Todd F. Heatherton2
  1. 1Department of Psychology, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio 43210, and
  2. 2Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire 03755
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Author contributions

  1. Author contributions: D.D.W., W.M.K., J.V.H., and T.F.H. designed research; D.D.W. performed research; D.D.W. contributed unpublished reagents/analytic tools; D.D.W. analyzed data; D.D.W., W.M.K., J.V.H., and T.F.H. wrote the paper.

Disclosures

    • Received November 23, 2015.
    • Revision received May 10, 2016.
    • Accepted May 14, 2016.
  • This work was supported by a grant from the National Institute on Drug Abuse–National Institutes of Health (Grant R01DA22582) and the National Institutes of Mental Health–National Institutes of Health (Grant R01MH059282).

  • Correspondence should be addressed to Dylan D. Wagner, Department of Psychology, The Ohio State University, 1827 Neil Avenue, Columbus, OH, 43210. E-mail: wagner.1174{at}osu.edu

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