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Different developmental trajectories for anticipation and receipt of reward during adolescence

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Hoogendam, Janna Marie, Kahn, René S., Hillegers, Manon H.J., van Buuren, Mariët, Vink, Matthijs·2013·Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience

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Typical adolescent behaviour such as increased risk-taking and novelty-seeking is probably related to developmental changes in the brain reward system. This functional MRI study investigated how brain activation related to two components of reward processing (Reward Anticipation and Reward Outcome) changes with age in a sample of 39 children, adolescents and young adults aged 10-25. Our data revealed age-related changes in brain activity during both components of reward processing. Activation related to Reward Anticipation increased with age, while activation related to Reward Outcome decreased in various regions of the reward network. This shift from outcome to anticipation was confirmed by subsequent analyses showing positive correlations between age and the difference in activation between Reward Anticipation and Reward Outcome. The shift was predominantly present in striatal regions and was accompanied by a significant effect of age on behaviour, with older participants showing more response speeding on potentially rewarding trials than younger participants. This study provides evidence for functional changes in the reward system which may underlie typical adolescent behaviour.

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  • A handful of studies find the opposite pattern-dampened striatal response during adolescence relative to adulthood-and others fail to demonstrate any age differences.

    “However, a handful of studies find the opposite pattern—dampened striatal response during adolescence relative to adulthood (Bjork et al., 2004, Bjork et al., 2010, Hoogendam et al., 2013, Lamm et al., 2014)—and others fail to demonstrate any age differences (Krain et al., 2006, Teslovich et al., 2014, Van Leijenhorst et al., 2006).”

    From The dual systems model: Review, reappraisal, and reaffirmation (2016) · cites this paper as Hoogendam et al., 2013

    The Results (§3.3, page not provided) report that striatal activation during reward anticipation increased with age, supporting a lower anticipatory response in younger participants. But striatal activation during reward receipt decreased with age, so the paper does not support dampened adolescent striatal response across reward processing generally. (LLM, conf=0.88)

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  • Studies focusing on striatal engagement during the receipt of a reward consistently find that adolescents engage the striatum to a greater extent than adults, suggesting that adolescents are more sensitive to rewarding outcomes.

    “Studies focusing on striatal engagement during the receipt of a reward consistently find that adolescents engage the striatum to a greater extent than adults (Galvan and McGlennen, 2013, Hoogendam et al., 2013, Van Leijenhorst et al., 2010b), suggesting that adolescents are—as the dual systems model claims—more sensitive to rewarding outcomes.”

    From The dual systems model: Review, reappraisal, and reaffirmation (2016) · cites this paper as Hoogendam et al., 2013

    The Discussion (page not provided) reports greater adolescent activation during reward outcomes and cites similar findings, supporting the main comparison. But it also notes that Bjork et al. (2010) found no adolescent–adult difference in ventral striatal activation during reward delivery, so the claim that studies 'consistently' find greater engagement is overstated. (LLM, conf=0.88)

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  • In Christakou et al. (2011), the tendency to choose large delayed rewards over small immediate rewards increased with age.

    “Behaviorally, the tendency to opt for large, delayed choices rather than small, immediate choices increased with age, a pattern seen in other studies [see 110].”

    From The role of the anterior insula in adolescent decision making (2014) · cites this paper as [110]

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Authors
Hoogendam, J. M., Kahn, R. S., Hillegers, M. H. J., van Buuren, M., & Vink, M.
Affiliations
University Medical Center Utrecht (NL)
Venue
Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2013-10
Volume
6
Pages
113-124
ISSN
1878-9293 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W1998862591
Cited by
78
References
70
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FWCI
4.55
Type
journal article
Language
en
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Topics
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience › Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Gambling Behavior and Treatments
Keywords
reward anticipation, reward outcome, brain reward system, adolescence, age-related brain development, striatum, response speed, risk-taking, novelty seeking, children and young adults
MeSH terms
Adolescent, Adult, Aging, Brain, Child, Corpus Striatum, Female, Humans, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Male, Reaction Time, Reward, Young Adult, Anticipation, Psychological

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