@inproceedings{8016128598464a3eb64aab5dca61184d,
title = "The neurochemistry of fairness: Clarifying the link between serotonin and prosocial behavior",
abstract = "Decades of research have linked the neurotransmitter serotonin (5-HT) to prosocial behavior. However, the precise mechanisms through which 5-HT influences social interactions remain unclear. A neuroeconomics approach may help clarify these mechanisms. In a recent study, lowering 5-HT levels in healthy volunteers enhanced their reactions to unfair treatment in the ultimatum game. Other studies investigating the neural mechanisms of social decision making have implicated brain regions that are modulated by 5-HT. Here, I review the evidence for the role of 5-HT in modulating social decision making and discuss the implications for understanding how prosocial behavior varies between individuals and across social contexts.",
keywords = "Aggression, Fairness, Neuroeconomics, Prosocial behavior, Serotonin",
author = "Crockett, {Molly J.}",
note = "Funding Information: Abbreviations: ER, estrogen receptor; MAP, mitogen-activated protein; Src, steroid receptor-coactivator; Shc, Src-homology/collagen protein; ERK, extracellular regulated kinases; MEK, mitogen-activated/extracellular-signal regulated protein kinase; BDL, bile duct ligated; p, phosphorylated; PCNA, proliferating cellular nuclear antigen. From the 1Department of Clinical Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, and 7Department of Human Anatomy, University of Rome, La Sapienza, Rome; 2Department of Gastroenterology, University of Ancona, Ancona; 3Unit for Metabolic Diseases, H. S. Raffaele and Department of Internal Medicine, University of Milan, Milan; 4Department of Experimental Medicine, Section of Human & Clinical Anatomy, State University of L{\textquoteright}Aquila, L{\textquoteright}Aquila, Italy; 5Department of Internal Medicine and Medical Physiology, Scott & White Hospital and Texas A&M University System Health Science Center, College of Medicine, Temple; and the 6Central Veterans Health Care, Temple, TX. Received January 14, 2002; accepted May 13, 2002. Supported by Ministero Istruzione Universit{\`a} e Ricerca (MIUR) grants to E.G. and P.O. (Biomedicina, Cluster 04, progetto no 5, Cofin 2000, and ex 60% funds), a grant awarded to G.A. from Scott & White Hospital and Texas A&M University, by a National Institutes of Health grant DK58411, and by a Veterans Affairs Merit Award to G.A. D.A. and A.F.A. are supported by an MIUR grant (40% funds; MM06215421/2). Address reprint requests to: Eugenio Gaudio, M.D., Department of Human Anatomy, via A. Borelli 50, 00161 Rome, Italy. E-mail: eugenio.gaudio@ uniroma1.it; fax: (39) 06-49918062. Copyright {\textcopyright} 2002 by the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases. 0270-9139/02/3602-0006$35.00/0 doi:10.1053/jhep.2002.34741",
year = "2009",
month = jun,
doi = "10.1111/j.1749-6632.2009.04506.x",
language = "English (US)",
isbn = "9781573317603",
series = "Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences",
publisher = "Blackwell Publishing Inc.",
pages = "76--86",
booktitle = "Values, Empathy, and Fairness across Social Barriers",
}