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Beautiful Faces Have Variable Reward Value

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ID23323698
AuthorsItzhak Aharon (0000-0001-8907-2286, Harvard University), Nancy L Etcoff (Harvard University), Nancy Etcoff, Dan Ariely (0000-0002-6175-4151, Massachusetts Institute of Technology), Christopher F Chabris (0000-0002-7379-7378, Harvard University), Ethan O'Connor (Massachusetts Institute of Technology), Hans C Breiter (Harvard University, corresponding author)
Year2001
Volume32
Issue3
Pages537-551
Publication date2001-11-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueNeuron (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0896-6273 • E-ISSN: 1097-4199
PublisherElsevier BV (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1016/s0896-6273(01)00491-3
PMID11709163
OpenAlexW1999689183
LanguageEN
Citations received93
References cited62

Brain mapping · Brain stimulation reward · Cognitive psychology · Dopamine · Functional magnetic resonance imaging · Nucleus accumbens · Reward system · Set (abstract data type) · Striatum · Value (mathematics) · Ventral striatum · Aesthetic Perception and Analysis · Computer Science · Evolutionary Psychology and Human Behavior · Face Recognition and Perception · Neuroscience · Psychology

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