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Moreover, the normative influence was associated with stronger functional connections between the dACC and other social processing regions of the brain.

Additionally, normative influence, but not informational influence, was associated with stronger functional connections to the dACC from other social processing regions of the brain.

This normative influence only occurred when participants thought that their partners were human, as did the correlation with dACC activity. Additionally, normative influence, but not informational ...