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In each trial, participants chose between a safe option and a risky gamble against either a human or a computer opponent, with or without information about others\u2019 choices. Social influence on choice was quantified using repeated-measures analyses and drift\u2013diffusion modeling, while brain activity and functional connectivity were examined using whole-brain analyses.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec id=\"S0033291726103936_sec28\" sec-type=\"results\">\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Compared to individuals with lower social anxiety, those with higher social anxiety showed reduced conformity to others\u2019 risky choices, specifically when interacting with human, but not computer, opponents, together with a stronger starting-point bias toward safe options. These behavioral differences were accompanied by lower dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (dlPFC) activation and stronger dlPFC\u2013temporoparietal junction (TPJ) functional connectivity.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec id=\"S0033291726103936_sec29\" sec-type=\"conclusions\">\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Social anxiety is associated with decreased social approach and reduced social influence from others in social decision contexts. Decreased activation of the prefrontal control system and its increased interactions with the social brain network point toward a conflict between heightened social monitoring and inefficient executive control. 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