Recent studies have shown that the reactions of bystanders who witness bullying
significantly affect whether the bullying persists. However, the underlying behavioral and
neural mechanisms that determine a peer-influenced bystander's participation in bullying
remain largely unknown. Here, we designed a new 'catch-ball'task where four players
choose to throw a sequence of normal or strong (aggressive) balls in turn and examined
whether the players (n= 43) participated in other players' bullying. We analyzed behaviors …

… Title Behavioral and functional connectivity basis for peer-influenced bystander
participation in bullying …