The Iowa Gambling Task and the somatic marker hypothesis: some questions and answers

Bechara, A.; Damasio, H.; Tranel, D.; Damasio, A.R.

doi:10.1016/j.tics.2005.02.002

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The Iowa Gambling Task and the somatic marker hypothesis: some questions and answers

Bechara, A., Damasio, H., Tranel, D., Damasio, A.R.·2005·Trends in Cognitive Sciences

DOI 10.1016/j.tics.2005.02.002

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A recent study by Maia and McClelland on participants' knowledge in the Iowa Gambling Task suggests a different interpretation for an experiment we reported in 1997. The authors use their results to question the evidence for the somatic marker hypothesis. Here we consider whether the authors' conclusions are justified.

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Authors: Bechara, A., Damasio, H., Tranel, D., & Damasio, A. R.
Affiliations: University of Iowa (US)
Corresponding author: Bechara, A.
ORCID: Bechara, A.
Tranel, D.
Venue: Trends in Cognitive Sciences
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Published: 2005-04
Volume: 9
Issue: 4
Pages: 159-162
ISSN: 1364-6613 (ISSN-L)
DOI: 10.1016/j.tics.2005.02.002
OpenAlex: W1965035892
Semantic Scholar: 0b5291ddb4251007b7671368ee35852d8b9ed7eb
Cited by: 798
References: 28
Citations by year: 2026: 16 · 2025: 14 · 2024: 19 · 2023: 33 · 2022: 48 · 2021: 48 · 2020: 49 · 2019: 59 · 2018: 38 · 2017: 55 · 2016: 44 · 2015: 44 · 2014: 44 · 2013: 49 · 2012: 35
FWCI: 2.54
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: closed
Licence: www.elsevier.com/tdm/userlicense/1.0/ (tdm)
Locations: Trends in Cognitive Sciences (publishedVersion)
PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics: Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies
Social Sciences › Decision Sciences › General Decision Sciences › Decision-Making and Behavioral Economics
Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Memory and Neural Mechanisms
Keywords: Iowa Gambling Task, somatic marker hypothesis, emotional knowledge, decision-making, emotional valence, risk-taking, emotional decision-making
MeSH terms: Adaptation, Psychological, Awareness, Consciousness, Decision Making, Emotions, Galvanic Skin Response, Gambling, Games, Experimental, Humans, Models, Psychological, Psychological Theory, Risk-Taking, Biomarkers, Prefrontal Cortex

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