Psychopathic traits mediate guilt-related anterior midcingulate activity under authority pressure

Abstract Coercive power has different effects on individuals, and which were unable to be fully addressed in Milgram’s famous studies on obedience to authority. While some individuals exhibited high levels of guilt-related anxiety and refused orders to harm, others followed coercive orders throughou...

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Main Authors: Yawei Cheng, Judith Chou, Róger Marcelo Martínez, Yang-Teng Fan, Chenyi Chen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-07-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-94372-5