Individual Differences in Insular Sensitivity During Loss Anticipation Predict Avoidance Learning.
A study was conducted to explore whether a neural index of insular sensitivity to anticipated loss would anticipate behavioral loss-avoidance learning several months later. Data were obtained from an experiment in which insular sensitivity was assessed as 11 younger and 12 older adults anticipated...
| Publicado en: | Psychological Science. Vol. 19; no. 4; pp. 320 - 324 |
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| Sumario: | A study was conducted to explore whether a neural index of insular sensitivity to anticipated loss would anticipate behavioral loss-avoidance learning several months later. Data were obtained from an experiment in which insular sensitivity was assessed as 11 younger and 12 older adults anticipated monetary losses while undergoing functional magnetic resonance imaging. Findings revealed that insular responsiveness to anticipated losses predicted participants' ability to learn to avoid losses but not to approach gains in a behavioral test several months later. Findings suggested that heightened insular sensitivity may encourage learning to avoid loss. Findings are discussed in detail. |
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