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September 10, 2025

Disentangling the Neural Underpinnings of Risk and Reward in Human Decision Making

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XDXinyi DengSouthwest UniversityMLMinwoo LeeUniversity of North Carolina at CharlotteMGMarlen Z. GonzalezCornell University

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Implication

Functional MRI reveals heightened neural responses to risks in decision-making, suggesting unique pathways for reward processing.

Key Points

  • Neural response to reward-based decision-making increases under risk conditions, aiding understanding of the brain's risk mechanism.
  • Functional MRI analyses uncovered significant activation in the orbitofrontal cortex and anterior insula linked to risk-taking.
  • Adopting a modified Balloon Analogue Risk Task with a multi-echo fMRI protocol enhanced insights into brain regions and functions.
  • These findings provide a foundation for research into decision-making processes and potential vulnerabilities to psychopathology.

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Deng et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68c1bd3b54b1d3bfb60ee7f3https://doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-6837700/v1
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