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Effects of reward contingencies on brain activation during feedback processing

Authors
Jiang, YiKim, Sung-ilBong, Mimi
Issue Date
26-8월-2014
Publisher
FRONTIERS MEDIA SA
Keywords
reward contingency; ventral striatum; amygdala; orbitofrontal cortex (OFC); functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI)
Citation
FRONTIERS IN HUMAN NEUROSCIENCE, v.8
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SCIE
SCOPUS
Journal Title
FRONTIERS IN HUMAN NEUROSCIENCE
Volume
8
URI
https://scholar.korea.ac.kr/handle/2021.sw.korea/97657
DOI
10.3389/fnhum.2014.00656
ISSN
1662-5161
Abstract
This study investigates differential neural activation patterns in response to reward related feedback depending on various reward contingencies. Three types of reward contingencies were compared: a "gain" contingency (a monetary reward for correct answer/no monetary penalty for incorrect answer); a "lose" contingency (no monetary reward for correct answer/a monetary penalty for incorrect answer); and a "combined" contingency (a monetary reward for correct answer/a monetary penalty for incorrect answer). Sixteen undergraduate students were exposed to the three reward contingencies while performing a series of perceptual judgment tasks. The fMRI results revealed that only the "gain" contingency recruited the ventral striatum, a region associated with positive affect and motivation, during overall feedback processing. Specifically, the ventral striatum was more activated under the "gain" contingency than under the other two contingencies when participants received positive feedback. In contrast, when participants received negative feedback, the ventral striatum was less deactivated under the "gain" and "lose" contingencies than under the "combined" contingency. Meanwhile, the negative feedback elicited significantly stronger activity in the dorsal amygdala, a region tracking the intensity and motivational salience of stimuli, under the "gain" and "lose" contingencies. These findings suggest the important role of contextual factor, such as reward contingency, in feedback processing. Based on the current findings, we recommend implementing the "gain" contingency to maintain individuals' optimal motivation.
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