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. 2009 Jul 21;106(30):12506–12511. doi: 10.1073/pnas.0900152106

Fig. 3.

Fig. 3.

Brain regions exhibiting increased activity in the Opportunity condition, as compared with the No Opportunity condition, broken down by group (honest vs. dishonest) and outcome type (win vs. loss). BA, Brodmann area. fMRI data are projected onto a reference anatomical image. (A) Increased activity in bilateral DLPFC is associated with decisions to lie (Opportunity Wins > No-Opportunity Wins) in dishonest subjects. (B) Increased activity in bilateral ACC/SMA, DLFPC, VLPFC, DMPFC, and right parietal lobe is associated with decisions to refrain from lying (Opportunity Losses > No-Opportunity Losses) in dishonest subjects. (C) Increased activity in bilateral VLPFC is associated with decisions to accept honest wins (Opportunity Wins > No-Opportunity Wins) in honest subjects. No significant effects were observed in association with decisions to refrain from lying (Opportunity Losses > No-Opportunity Losses) in honest subjects.