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Specifically, we hypothesized that altruistic behavior would be associated with distinct patterns of cortical activity and autonomic responses.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Thirty\u2010one healthy participants (17 females; mean age: 20.00 \u00b1 1.18 years) completed crafting tasks in a counterbalanced order under altruistic and selfish conditions. We measured and analyzed frontal alpha asymmetry (FAA) scores, cardiac sympathetic index (CSI), and cardiac vagal index (CVI). 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Specifically, FAA scores were associated with gamma activity in the anterior cingulate cortex during the altruistic condition (\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 0.071) and with precuneus activity during selfish behavior (\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 0.029). Additionally, distinct functional connectivity patterns were associated with autonomic activity in the altruistic condition. Parasympathetic activity negatively correlated with temporal\u2010gamma connectivity (\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 0.002), and heart rate change negatively correlated with temporal\u2010prefrontal theta connectivity (\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 0.048).\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Our findings reveal the intricate relationship between cortical activity, functional connectivity, and autonomic responses during altruistic versus selfish behaviors for the first time. This integrative approach sheds new light on the neural mechanisms underlying social cognition. 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