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2015 ; 6
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Neural correlates of gratitude
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Fox GR
; Kaplan J
; Damasio H
; Damasio A
Front Psychol
2015[]; 6
(ä): 1491
PMID26483740
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Gratitude is an important aspect of human sociality, and is valued by religions
and moral philosophies. It has been established that gratitude leads to benefits
for both mental health and interpersonal relationships. It is thus important to
elucidate the neurobiological correlates of gratitude, which are only now
beginning to be investigated. To this end, we conducted an experiment during
which we induced gratitude in participants while they underwent functional
magnetic resonance imaging. We hypothesized that gratitude ratings would
correlate with activity in brain regions associated with moral cognition, value
judgment and theory of mind. The stimuli used to elicit gratitude were drawn from
stories of survivors of the Holocaust, as many survivors report being sheltered
by strangers or receiving lifesaving food and clothing, and having strong
feelings of gratitude for such gifts. The participants were asked to place
themselves in the context of the Holocaust and imagine what their own experience
would feel like if they received such gifts. For each gift, they rated how
grateful they felt. The results revealed that ratings of gratitude correlated
with brain activity in the anterior cingulate cortex and medial prefrontal
cortex, in support of our hypotheses. The results provide a window into the brain
circuitry for moral cognition and positive emotion that accompanies the
experience of benefitting from the goodwill of others.
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