Why do some find it hard to disagree? An fMRI study Domínguez D, Juan F., Taing, Sreyneth A. and Molenberghs, Pascal 2016, Why do some find it hard to disagree? An fMRI study, Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, vol. 9, pp. 1-9, doi: 10.3389/fnhum.2015.00718. Attached Files Name Description MIMEType Size Downloads dominquez-whydosomefind-2015.pdf Published version application/pdf 1.18MB 6 Title Why do some find it hard to disagree? An fMRI study Author(s) Domínguez D, Juan F. orcid.org/0000-0002-6715-1060 Taing, Sreyneth A. Molenberghs, Pascal Journal name Frontiers in Human Neuroscience Volume number 9 Article ID 718 Start page 1 End page 9 Total pages 9 Publisher Frontiers Media Place of publication Lausanne, Switzerland Publication date 2016-01-29 ISSN 1662-5161 Keyword(s) conflict individual differences expertise cognitive dissonance social neuroscience posterior medial frontal cortex anterior insula Science & Technology Social Sciences Life Sciences & Biomedicine Neurosciences Psychology Neurosciences & Neurology MEDIAL FRONTAL-CORTEX HUMAN ORBITOFRONTAL CORTEX INDUCED PREFERENCE CHANGE EVENT-RELATED FMRI COGNITIVE-DISSONANCE SOCIAL CONFORMITY ATTITUDE-CHANGE INDIVIDUAL-DIFFERENCES SUPPLEMENTARY MECHANISMS Summary People often find it hard to disagree with others, but how this disposition varies across individuals or how it is influenced by social factors like other people’s level of expertise remains little understood. Using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI), we found that activity across a network of brain areas [comprising posterior medial frontal cortex (pMFC), anterior insula (AI), inferior frontal gyrus (IFG), lateral orbitofrontal cortex, and angular gyrus] was modulated by individual differences in the frequency with which participants actively disagreed with statements made by others. Specifically, participants who disagreed less frequently exhibited greater brain activation in these areas when they actually disagreed. Given the role of this network in cognitive dissonance, our results suggest that some participants had more trouble disagreeing due to a heightened cognitive dissonance response. Contrary to expectation, the level of expertise (high or low) had no effect on behavior or brain activity. Language eng DOI 10.3389/fnhum.2015.00718 Indigenous content off Field of Research 1109 Neurosciences 1701 Psychology 1702 Cognitive Sciences HERDC Research category C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal Copyright notice ©2016, Domínguez D, Taing and Molenberghs Free to Read? Yes Use Rights Persistent URL http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30133984 Document type: Journal Article Collections: Faculty of Health School of Psychology Open Access Collection Related Links Link Description Link to full-text (open access)     Unless expressly stated otherwise, the copyright for items in DRO is owned by the author, with all rights reserved. Every reasonable effort has been made to ensure that permission has been obtained for items included in DRO. If you believe that your rights have been infringed by this repository, please contact drosupport@deakin.edu.au. Versions Version Filter Type Thu, 30 Jan 2020, 12:47:24 EST Thu, 30 Jan 2020, 14:08:17 EST Wed, 13 Jan 2021, 13:18:58 EST Tue, 16 Feb 2021, 08:31:03 EST Tue, 16 Feb 2021, 08:38:41 EST Filtered Full Citation counts:   Cited 3 times in TR Web of Science Cited 3 times in Scopus Search Google Scholar Access Statistics: 10 Abstract Views, 7 File Downloads  -  Detailed Statistics Created: Thu, 30 Jan 2020, 12:47:24 EST

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