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Enhanced cardiac perception is associated with benefits in decision‐making
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In the present study we provide the first empirical evidence that viscero-sensory feedback from an internal organ is associated with decision-making processes. Participants with accurate vs. poor perception of their heart activity were compared with regard to their performance in the Iowa Gambling Task. During this task, participants have to choose between four card decks. Decks A and B yield high gains and high losses, and if played continuously, result in net loss. In contrast, decks C and D yield small gains and also small losses, but result in net profit if they are selected continuously. Accordingly, participants have to learn to avoid the net loss options in favor of the net gain options. In our study, participants with good cardiac perception chose significantly more of the net gain and fewer of the net loss options. Our findings document the substantial role of visceral feedback in decision-making processes in complex situations.
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Metadata
- Authors
- Werner, N. S., Jung, K., Duschek, S., & Schandry, R.
- Affiliations
- Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München (DE)
- Corresponding author
- Werner, Natalie S.
- Venue
- Psychophysiology
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Published
- 2009-10-12
- Volume
- 46
- Issue
- 6
- Pages
- 1123-1129
- ISSN
- 0048-5772 (ISSN-L)
- 1469-8986
- OpenAlex
- W2093040494
- Cited by
- 189
- References
- 54
- Citations by year
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- FWCI
- 1.94
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Psychophysiology (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine › Heart Rate Variability and Autonomic Control
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Psychosomatic Disorders and Their Treatments
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies
- Keywords
- heart rate, decision-making, Iowa Gambling Task, risk assessment, emotional valence
- MeSH terms
- Adult, Anxiety, Data Interpretation, Statistical, Decision Making, Electrocardiography, Female, Gambling, Heart, Heart Rate, Humans, Male, Personality, Self Concept, Young Adult, Executive Function
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