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Effective connectivity of brain regions underlying third-party punishment: Functional MRI and Granger causality evidence

Gabriele BellucciMolecular Neuroscience Department, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA, USA;Berlin School of Mind and Brain, Humboldt-Universitaet zu Berlin, Berlin, GermanyView further author information
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Sergey ChernyakMolecular Neuroscience Department, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA, USAView further author information
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Morris HoffmanSecond Judicial District, Denver, CO, USA;John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation’s Research Network on Law and Neuroscience, Nashville, TN, USAView further author information
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Gopikrishna DeshpandeAU MRI Research Center, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Auburn University, Auburn, AL, USA;Department of Psychology, Auburn University, Auburn, AL, USAView further author information
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Olga Dal MonteDepartment of Psychology, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USAView further author information
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Kristine M. KnutsonBehavioral Neurology Unit, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USAView further author information
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Jordan GrafmanBrain Injury Research Program, Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USAView further author information
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Frank KruegerMolecular Neuroscience Department, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA, USA;Department of Psychology, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 124-134 | Received 28 Jul 2015, Accepted 06 Feb 2016, Published online: 10 Mar 2016

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