Brain mapping of psychological processes with psychometric scales: An fMRI method for social neuroscience

• Published in: NeuroImage (Orlando, Fla.) Vol. 54; pp. S263 - S271
• Main Author: Dimoka, Angelika
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Inc 2011; Elsevier Limited
• Subjects: Amygdala; Brain; Brain - physiology; Brain mapping; Brain Mapping - methods; Cameras; Humans; Magnetic Resonance Imaging - methods; Medical imaging; Neurosciences; psychological processes; psychometric scales; Psychometrics - methods; Psychophysiology; social neuroscience; Social sciences; Trust; Websites; social neuroscience; psychometric scales; psychological processes; Brain mapping

The functional neuroimaging literature has used many stimuli (e.g., games, pictures, sounds) in fMRI studies to induce activation in brain areas related to psychological processes. To improve the link among psychological processes and their brain mapping, this study integrates the theory of measurem...