Rhiannon Corcoran

2 papers in the library · 168 citations · publishing 2012-2016

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Neural response to modulating the probability that actions of self or other result in auditory tones: A parametric fMRI study into causal ambiguity.

Biological Psychology September 2016 Christophe E De Bézenac, Vanessa Sluming, André Gouws et al.

In normal circumstances we can easily distinguish between changes to the external world brought about by our own actions from those with external causes. However, in certain contexts our sense of ownership and agency over acts is not so clear. Neuroimaging studies have implicated a number of regions in the sense of agency, some of which have been shown to vary continuously with action-outcome...

DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsycho.2016.07.003 Full text Agency Causal ambiguity Parametric design Prediction error +2

Moral decision-making, ToM, empathy and the default mode network

Biological Psychology March 20, 2012 Renate Reniers, Rhiannon Corcoran, Birgit Vӧllm et al. 168 citations

Automatic intuitions and deliberate reasoning, sourcing internal representations of our personal norms and values, contribute to our beliefs of what is right and wrong. We used fMRI to directly compare moral (M) and non-moral (NM) decision-making processes using scenarios requiring conscious deliberation, whereby the main character declared an intention to take a course of action. Furthermore,...

DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsycho.2012.03.009 Default mode network Empathy Psychopathy Internalism and externalism +12