Key result
Behavioral Activation System (BAS) sensitivity was negatively correlated with brain activity in the left ventral striatum (r = -0.54, p = 0.003), anterior cingulate cortex, and lateral prefrontal cortex during the processing of a switch cue.
Why the study?
Does individual differences in reward sensitivity modulate brain activity during task switching in healthy adults?
Cross-Sectional (n=28)
No
Does individual differences in reward sensitivity modulate brain activity during task switching in healthy adults?
Effect estimate: r = -0.54
p-value: p=0.003
Individual differences in reward sensitivity modulate brain activity in the prefrontal cortex, ACC, and striatum during cognitive task switching, suggesting motivational dispositions influence cognitive processing even without reward contingencies.
May link higher BAS sensitivity to dampened switching networks; leaves open clinical relevance in cognitive disorders.
Current perspectives on cognitive control acknowledge that individual differences in motivational dispositions may modulate cognitive processes in the absence of reward contingencies. This work aimed to study the relationship between individual differences in Behavioral Activation System (BAS) sensitivity and the neural underpinnings involved in processing a switching cue in a task-switching paradigm. BAS sensitivity was hypothesized to modulate brain activity in frontal regions, ACC and the striatum. Twenty-eight healthy participants underwent fMRI while performing a switching task, which elicited activity in fronto-striatal regions during the processing of the switch cue. BAS sensitivity was negatively associated with activity in the lateral prefrontal cortex, anterior cingulate cortex and the ventral striatum. Combined with previous results, our data indicate that BAS sensitivity modulates the neurocognitive processes involved in task switching in a complex manner depending on task demands. Therefore, individual differences in motivational dispositions may influence cognitive processing in the absence of reward contingencies.
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Fuentes‐Claramonte et al. (2015) conducted a cross-sectional in Healthy (n=28). Behavioral Activation System (BAS) sensitivity was evaluated on Correlation between Sensitivity to Reward (SR) scores and brain activity during switch versus repeat cues (r = -0.54, p=0.003). Behavioral Activation System (BAS) sensitivity was negatively correlated with brain activity in the left ventral striatum (r = -0.54, p = 0.003), anterior cingulate cortex, and lateral prefrontal cortex during the processing of a switch cue.
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