Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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6025512 | NeuroImage | 2015 | 13 Pages |
Abstract
These findings show that potential monetary gain and loss rely on different mechanisms: Gain was more effective in reducing the reaction time compared to potential loss. Brain data indicate that in the gain context attentional control is executed specifically in incongruent trials, whereas the loss context induces an unspecific increase of attentional control. These findings extend previous studies by providing evidence for diverging neural mechanisms for the effects of different types of motivation on attentional control, specifying the underlying activity patterns in task- and stimulus-related regions.
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Authors
Lena M. Paschke, Henrik Walter, Rosa Steimke, Vera U. Ludwig, Robert Gaschler, Torsten Schubert, Christine Stelzel,