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Anticipation of monetary and social reward differently activates mesolimbic brain structures in men and women

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Spreckelmeyer, Katja N., Krach, Sören, Kohls, Gregor, Rademacher, Lena, Irmak, Arda, Konrad, Kerstin, Kircher, Tilo, Gründer, Gerhard·2009·Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience

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Motivation for goal-directed behaviour largely depends on the expected value of the anticipated reward. The aim of the present study was to examine how different levels of reward value are coded in the brain for two common forms of human reward: money and social approval. To account for gender differences 16 male and 16 female participants performed an incentive delay task expecting to win either money or positive social feedback. fMRI recording during the anticipation phase revealed proportional activation of neural structures constituting the human reward system for increasing levels of reward, independent of incentive type. However, in men activation in the prospect of monetary rewards encompassed a wide network of mesolimbic brain regions compared to only limited activation for social rewards. In contrast, in women, anticipation of either incentive type activated identical brain regions. Our findings represent an important step towards a better understanding of motivated behaviour by taking into account individual differences in reward valuation.

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Spreckelmeyer, K. N., Krach, S., Kohls, G., Rademacher, L., Irmak, A., Konrad, K., Kircher, T., & Gründer, G.
Affiliations
Philipps University of Marburg (DE)
Venue
Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience
Published
2009-01-27
Volume
4
Issue
2
Pages
158-165
ISSN
  • 1749-5016 (ISSN-L)
  • 1749-5024
OpenAlex
W2124611764
Cited by
425
References
53
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FWCI
9.71
Type
journal article
Language
en
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  • Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • RWTH Publications (RWTH Aachen) (submittedVersion)
Funders
Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (IRTG1328)
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, monetary rewards, social reward, social approval, mesolimbic system, gender differences, reward valuation, motivation, individual differences, brain activation
MeSH terms
Adult, Analysis of Variance, Attention, Brain Mapping, Female, Humans, Image Processing, Computer-Assisted, Limbic System, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Male, Middle Aged, Motivation, Oxygen, Pattern Recognition, Visual, Photic Stimulation, Reaction Time, Reinforcement, Social, Sex Characteristics, Task Performance and Analysis, Young Adult

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