] The study authors looked at what happened in the brains ] of both players during 10 rounds of the game. ] ] They found the extent to which the players trusted each ] other with their money depended on the recent history of ] the exchange. ] ] Activity in the caudate nucleus was greatest when the ] investor repaid generosity with generosity and most ] subdued when the investor repaid generosity with ] stinginess. ] ] According to the researchers, this suggested that the ] caudate nucleus receives or computes information about ] both the fairness of a social partner's decision and the ] intention to repay that decision with trust. ] ] As the game went on, brain scan signs of the trustee's ] intention to "trust" or "not to trust" the investor began ] before the investor revealed whether were going to ] increase their investment or not. Pretty cool. Don't count on us to incorporate brain scans into the MemeStreams Reputation System though.. ] His team is also investigating whether trust differs ] across nationalities, comparing German volunteers ] with volunteers from China. Someone has been reading Fukuyama. |