A critical review of sex differences in decision-making tasks: Focus on the Iowa Gambling Task

R van den Bos, J Homberg, L de Visser - Behavioural brain research, 2013 - Elsevier
It has been observed that men and women show performance differences in the Iowa
Gambling Task (IGT), a task of decision-making in which subjects through exploration learn …

The biological control of voluntary exercise, spontaneous physical activity and daily energy expenditure in relation to obesity: human and rodent perspectives

T Garland Jr, H Schutz, MA Chappell… - Journal of …, 2011 - journals.biologists.com
Mammals expend energy in many ways, including basic cellular maintenance and repair,
digestion, thermoregulation, locomotion, growth and reproduction. These processes can …

Serotonergic and dopaminergic modulation of gambling behavior as assessed using a novel rat gambling task

FD Zeeb, TW Robbins, CA Winstanley - Neuropsychopharmacology, 2009 - nature.com
Pathological gambling (PG) is characterized by persistent, maladaptive gambling behavior,
which disrupts personal and professional life. Animal models of gambling behavior could …

A somatic marker theory of addiction

A Verdejo-García, A Bechara - Neuropharmacology, 2009 - Elsevier
Similar to patients with ventromedial prefrontal cortex (VMPC) lesions, substance abusers
show altered decision-making, characterized by a tendency to choose the immediate …

Forebrain pain mechanisms

V Neugebauer, V Galhardo, S Maione… - Brain research reviews, 2009 - Elsevier
Emotional–affective and cognitive dimensions of pain are less well understood than
nociceptive and nocifensive components, but the forebrain is believed to play an important …

Dopaminergic modulation of risk-based decision making

JR St Onge, SB Floresco - Neuropsychopharmacology, 2009 - nature.com
Psychopharmacological studies have implicated the mesolimbic dopamine (DA) system in
the mediation of cost/benefit evaluations about delay or effort-related costs associated with …

The roles of dopamine and serotonin in decision making: evidence from pharmacological experiments in humans

RD Rogers - Neuropsychopharmacology, 2011 - nature.com
Neurophysiological experiments in primates, alongside neuropsychological and functional
magnetic resonance investigations in humans, have significantly enhanced our …

Single dose of a dopamine agonist impairs reinforcement learning in humans: behavioral evidence from a laboratory-based measure of reward responsiveness

DA Pizzagalli, AE Evins, EC Schetter, MJ Frank… - …, 2008 - Springer
Rationale The dopaminergic system, particularly D2-like dopamine receptors, has been
strongly implicated in reward processing. Animal studies have emphasized the role of …

Reciprocal relations between cognitive neuroscience and formal cognitive models: opposites attract?

BU Forstmann, EJ Wagenmakers, T Eichele… - Trends in cognitive …, 2011 - cell.com
Cognitive neuroscientists study how the brain implements particular cognitive processes
such as perception, learning, and decision-making. Traditional approaches in which …

Iowa gambling task in schizophrenia: a review and new data in patients with schizophrenia and co-occurring cannabis use disorders

S Sevy, KE Burdick, H Visweswaraiah… - Schizophrenia …, 2007 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: We reviewed previous studies comparing schizophrenia patients and
healthy subjects for performance on the Iowa Gambling Task (IGT)(a laboratory task …