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Published Online: 12 June 2015

Reward Sensitivity (Behavioral Activation System), Cognitive, and Metacognitive Control in Gambling Behavior: Evidences From Behavioral, Feedback-Related Negativity, and P300 Effect

Publication: The Journal of Neuropsychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences

Abstract

The present research explored the main factors able to influence the subjects’ choices in the case of decisions and distinguish between high- and low-risk decisions. Behavioral responses (Iowa Gambling Task [IGT]), meta-cognitive strategy, and event-related potential (feedback-related negativity [FRN] and P300) effects were used as predictive markers of gambling behavior. Behavioral activation system (BAS)-reward measure was applied to distinguish between high-BAS and low-BAS. It was found that higher-BAS opted in favor of the immediate reward, with a concomitant dysfunctional metacognition of their strategy. Finally, a consistent “reward bias” affected the high-BAS performance reducing the P300 and FRN in response to unexpected (loss) events. The cortical localization (sLORETA) of ERPs showed the contribution by distinct anterior and posterior areas.

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The Journal of Neuropsychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences
Pages: 219 - 227
PubMed: 26067438

History

Received: 22 July 2014
Revision received: 9 September 2014
Accepted: 24 September 2014
Published online: 12 June 2015
Published in print: Summer 2015

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Michela Balconi, Ph.D.
From the Laboratory of Cognitive Psychology, Department of Psychology, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Milan, Italy (MB, RF,YC); and the Research Unit in Affective and Social Neuroscience, Department of Psychology, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Milan, Italy (MB, RF).
Roberta Finocchiaro, M.D.
From the Laboratory of Cognitive Psychology, Department of Psychology, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Milan, Italy (MB, RF,YC); and the Research Unit in Affective and Social Neuroscience, Department of Psychology, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Milan, Italy (MB, RF).
Ylenia Canavesio, M.D.
From the Laboratory of Cognitive Psychology, Department of Psychology, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Milan, Italy (MB, RF,YC); and the Research Unit in Affective and Social Neuroscience, Department of Psychology, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Milan, Italy (MB, RF).

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Send correspondence to Dr. Balconi; e-mail: [email protected].

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The authors report no financial relationships with commercial interests.

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