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Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience

Volume 25, June 2017, Pages 235-245

Boys vs. girls: Gender differences in the

neural development of trust and
reciprocity depend on social context
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Males show more basic trust than females, irrespective of age.

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With age gender differences become increasingly apparent during unfair
interactions.

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Males show stronger decreases of trust towards an unfair other than
females.

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Age-related increased TPJ, dlPFC and caudate activation is found
during cooperation.

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Gender differences in brain activation are only found during cooperative
repayment.

Abstract
Trust and cooperation increase from adolescence to adulthood, but studies on
gender differences in this development are rare. We investigated gender and
age-related differences in trust and reciprocity and associated neural
mechanisms in 43 individuals (16–27 years, 22 male). Participants played two
multi-round trust games with a cooperative and an unfair partner. Males
showed more basic trust towards unknown others than females. Both genders
increased trust during cooperative interactions, with no differences in average
trust. Age was unrelated to trust during cooperation. During unfair interactions
males decreased their trust more with age than females. ROI analysis showed
age-related increases in activation in the temporo-parietal junction (TPJ) and
dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (dlPFC) during cooperative investments, and
increased age-related caudate activation during both cooperative and unfair
repayments. Gender differences in brain activation were only observed during
cooperative repayments, with males activating the TPJ more than females,
and females activating the caudate more. The findings suggest relatively
mature processes of trust and reciprocity in the investigated age range.
Gender differences only occur in unfair contexts, becoming more pronounced
with age. Largely similar neural activation in males and females and few age
effects suggest that similar, mature cognitive strategies are employed.

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Keywords

Trust
Neuroeconomics
Late adolescence
Gender
Development
fMRI
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