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Building trust: Heart rate synchrony and arousal during joint action increased by public goods game

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Building trust: Heart rate synchrony and arousal during joint action increased by public goods game. / Mitkidis, Panagiotis; McGraw, John J.; Roepstorff, Andreas et al.
In: Physiology and Behavior, Vol. 149, 01.10.2015, p. 101-106.

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Harvard

Mitkidis, P, McGraw, JJ, Roepstorff, A & Wallot, S 2015, 'Building trust: Heart rate synchrony and arousal during joint action increased by public goods game', Physiology and Behavior, vol. 149, pp. 101-106. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.physbeh.2015.05.033

APA

Mitkidis, P., McGraw, J. J., Roepstorff, A., & Wallot, S. (2015). Building trust: Heart rate synchrony and arousal during joint action increased by public goods game. Physiology and Behavior, 149, 101-106. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.physbeh.2015.05.033

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Mitkidis P, McGraw JJ, Roepstorff A, Wallot S. Building trust: Heart rate synchrony and arousal during joint action increased by public goods game. Physiology and Behavior. 2015 Oct 1;149:101-106. doi: 10.1016/j.physbeh.2015.05.033

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