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Functional imaging of neural responses to expectancy and experience of monetary gains and losses

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Breiter, Hans C., Aharon, Itzhak, Kahneman, Daniel, Dale, Anders, Shizgal, Peter·2001·Neuron

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Neural responses accompanying anticipation and experience of monetary gains and losses were monitored by functional magnetic resonance imaging. Trials comprised an initial "prospect" (expectancy) phase, when a set of three monetary amounts was displayed, and a subsequent "outcome" phase, when one of these amounts was awarded. Hemodynamic responses in the sublenticular extended amygdala (SLEA) and orbital gyrus tracked the expected values of the prospects, and responses to the highest value set of outcomes increased monotonically with monetary value in the nucleus accumbens, SLEA, and hypothalamus. Responses to prospects and outcomes were generally, but not always, seen in the same regions. The overlap of the observed activations with those seen previously in response to tactile stimuli, gustatory stimuli, and euphoria-inducing drugs is consistent with a contribution of common circuitry to the processing of diverse rewards.

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Authors
Breiter, H. C., Aharon, I., Kahneman, D., Dale, A., & Shizgal, P.
Affiliations
  • Harvard University (US)
  • Princeton University (US)
  • Concordia University (CA)
Corresponding author
Breiter, Hans C.
Venue
Neuron
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2001-05
Volume
30
Issue
2
Pages
619-639
ISSN
0896-6273 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2106261260
Cited by
1,404
References
101
Citations by year
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FWCI
30.09
Type
journal article
Language
en
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  • Neuron (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
  • Office of National Drug Control Policy
  • U.S. Public Health Service (00265, 09467)
  • National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (R01NS039581, R01-NS39581)
  • National Center for Research Resources (P41-RR-14075, R01RR013609, R01-RR13609, P41RR014075)
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 › Decision Sciences › General Decision Sciences › Decision-Making and Behavioral Economics
Keywords
monetary gains and losses, reward anticipation, outcome processing, nucleus accumbens, hypothalamus, orbital gyrus, expected value, reward systems, hemodynamic response, monetary value
MeSH terms
Adult, Amygdala, Analysis of Variance, Brain, Brain Mapping, Brain Stem, Cerebral Cortex, Cerebrovascular Circulation, Hemodynamics, Humans, Hypothalamus, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Male, Nucleus Accumbens, Play and Playthings, Reward, Visual Pathways

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