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The Brain Adapts to Dishonesty #MMPMID27775721
Garrett N; Lazzaro SC; Ariely D; Sharot T
Nat Neurosci 2016[Dec]; 19 (12): 1727-32 PMID27775721show ga
Dishonesty is an integral part of our social world, influencing domains ranging from finance and politics to personal relationships. Anecdotally, digressions from a moral code are often described as a series of small breaches that grow over time. Here, we provide empirical evidence for a gradual escalation of self-serving dishonesty and reveal a neural mechanism supporting it. Behaviorally, we show that the extent to which participants engage in self-serving dishonesty increases with repetition. Using fMRI we show that signal reduction in the amygdala is sensitive to the history of dishonest behavior, consistent with adaptation. Critically, the extent of amygdala BOLD reduction to dishonesty on a present decision relative to the last, predicts the magnitude of escalation of self-serving dishonesty on the next decision. The findings uncover a biological mechanism that supports a ?slippery slope?: what begins as small acts of dishonesty can escalate into larger instances.