Aligning behavior in favor of group norms, ie, social conformity, can help to successfully
adapt to uncertain environments and may result in social approval. This may lead to …

Psychopathy is a cluster of personality traits associated with high rates of aggression. While
research on psychopathic traits largely focuses on neurobiological factors implicated in …

When people have different opinions, they often adjust their own attitude to match that of
others, known as social conformity. How social conflicts trigger subsequent conformity …

We often change our decisions and judgments to conform with normative group behavior.
However, the neural mechanisms of social conformity remain unclear. Here we show, using …

Performing in a social context can result in negative feelings when our actions harm another
person, but it can also lead to positive feelings when observing an opponent fail. The extent …

Our preferences are influenced by the opinions of others. The past human neuroimaging
studies on social conformity have identified a network of brain regions related to social …

Social norms are important for human social interactions, and violations of these norms are
evaluated partly on the intention of the actor. Here, we describe the revised Social Norm …

Background Previous research showed that individuals have a natural tendency to conform
to others. This study investigated the temporal characteristics of neural processing involved …

Social influence is ubiquitous in our daily lives, influencing our opinions, beliefs, and
behaviors. Individual differences may determine who is most likely to conform to the …

All known human societies establish social order by punishing violators of social norms.
However, little is known about how the brain processes the punishment threat associated …