Transcranial stimulation over the medial prefrontal cortex increases money illusion

IF 2.5 2区经济学 Q2 ECONOMICS

Journal of Economic Psychology Pub Date : 2023-08-09 DOI:10.1016/j.joep.2023.102665

Jianbiao Li (李建标) , Wei Wang (王玮) , Qian Cao (曹倩) , Xiaofei Niu (牛晓飞)

引用次数: 3

Abstract

People often ignore the real value of money and focus on its nominal value, a phenomenon known as money illusion. In the present study, we conduct two transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) experiments and test the role of the medial prefrontal cortex (mPFC) in money illusion. We find that anodal stimulation over the mPFC significantly increases money illusion in an evaluative task, and this anodal stimulation effect can be replicated in an incentivized task in the context of financial choices. Our study sheds light on the neural mechanisms underlying the money illusion.

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经颅刺激内侧前额叶皮层增加金钱错觉

人们常常忽视货币的真正价值，而只关注它的名义价值，这种现象被称为货币幻觉。本研究通过两个经颅直流电刺激(tDCS)实验，测试了内侧前额叶皮层(mPFC)在货币错觉中的作用。研究发现，在评估任务中，mPFC的阳极刺激显著增加了金钱错觉，并且这种阳极刺激效应可以在财务选择情境下的激励任务中复制。我们的研究揭示了金钱错觉背后的神经机制。

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Journal of Economic Psychology Multiple-

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5.20

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31.40%

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审稿时长

63 days

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