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medial prefrontal cortex
Coverage of medial prefrontal cortex in the Nexus archive.
- Why a friendlier robot loses your trust faster when It messes up
A study found that expressive humanoid robots, like Pepper, cause people to lose trust faster when they make errors. Oxytocin levels rose in participants during robot errors, correlating with decreased trust and influence. Expressive robots triggered heightened brain activity in regions linked to social reasoning and uncertainty.