@article{ref1,
title="Resting-state functional connectivity of the punishment network associated with conformity",
journal="Frontiers in behavioral neuroscience",
year="2020",
author="Tian, Xue and Yu, Mengxia and Liu, Jia and Wang, Yinan and Du, Yin",
volume="14",
number="",
pages="e617402-e617402",
abstract="Fear of punishment prompts individuals to conform. However, why some people are more inclined than others to conform despite being unaware of any obvious punishment  remains unclear, which means the dispositional determinants of individual  differences in conformity propensity are poorly understood. Here, we explored  whether such individual differences might be explained by individuals' stable neural  markers to potential punishment. To do this, we first defined the punishment network  (PN) by combining all potential brain regions involved in punishment processing. We  subsequently used a voxel-based global brain connectivity (GBC) method based on  resting-state functional connectivity (FC) to characterize the hubs in the PN, which  reflected an ongoing readiness state (i.e., sensitivity) for potential punishment. Then, we used the within-network connectivity (WNC) of each voxel in the PN of 264  participants to explain their tendency to conform by using a conformity scale. We  found that a stronger WNC in the right thalamus, left insula, postcentral gyrus, and  dACC was associated with a stronger tendency to conform. Furthermore, the FC among  the four hubs seemed to form a three-phase ascending pathway, contributing to  conformity propensity at every phase. Thus, our results suggest that  task-independent spontaneous connectivity in the PN could predispose individuals to  conform.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1662-5153",
doi="10.3389/fnbeh.2020.617402",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fnbeh.2020.617402"
}