Article
Behavioral Sciences
Cathrine Hultman, Nikita Tjernstrom, Sofia Vadlin, Mattias Rehn, Kent W. Nilsson, Erika Roman, Cecilia Aslund
Summary: Decision-making requires individuals to perceive probabilities and risks. This study explores decision-making strategies among young adults and adult rats, and compares the similarities and differences in their choices.
FRONTIERS IN BEHAVIORAL NEUROSCIENCE
(2022)
Article
Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Brian F. O'Donnell, Patrick D. Skosnik, William P. Hetrick, Daniel J. Fridberg
Summary: Chronic cannabis users showed impairments in decision making tasks compared to non-users, displaying a preference for immediate rewards, less advantageous decisions, and greater impulsivity. However, both groups had similar performance on the Probabilistic Reversal Learning Task.
FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence
J. Ignacio Serrano, Angel Iglesias, Steven P. Woods, M. Dolores del Castillo
Summary: This study examines a novel computational cognitive model of the Iowa Gambling Task (IGT) that captures fine-grained differences in decision-making styles in individuals with recent methamphetamine use disorders. The models generated from the study are more sensitive than traditional metrics in detecting risky decision-making behaviors in persons with methamphetamine use disorders. Methamphetamine users exhibit lower estimation of possible losses and associated risk, while multi-substance users show behavior patterns that affect the evaluation of losses and the risk associated with gains.
EXPERT SYSTEMS WITH APPLICATIONS
(2022)
Review
Neurosciences
Laura Colautti, Paola Iannello, Maria Caterina Silveri, Alessandro Antonietti
Summary: Through studies using the Iowa Gambling Task, it is found that patients with Parkinson's disease tend to prefer risky choices, possibly due to difficulties in anticipating negative consequences or insensitivity to punishment. Additionally, dopamine medications may have an impact on patients' decision-making under uncertain conditions.
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE
(2021)
Article
Neurosciences
Varsha Singh
Summary: Despite the common high risk-taking behaviors in males, studies have shown that males tend to choose safe long-term rewards over risky short-term rewards in the Iowa gambling task. The role of sex and stress hormones in male decision-making in different phases of the task was examined. Hormone fluctuation had phase-specific effects on decision-making, with testosterone improving decision-making in risk trials and cortisol being detrimental in uncertainty trials.
FRONTIERS IN NEUROSCIENCE
(2021)
Article
Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Shushi Namba
Summary: The study found that facial expression feedback influences learning tasks in a context of ambiguity, with a slower learning rate compared to symbolic feedback. There were no differences in deck selection or computational model parameters between the two conditions, and no correlation was observed between task indicators and the results of depressive questionnaires.
FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Clinical Neurology
Lidia Cabeza, Bahrie Ramadan, Julie Giustiniani, Christophe Houdayer, Yann Pellequer, Damien Gabriel, Sylvie Fauconnet, Emmanuel Haffen, Pierre-Yves Risold, Dominique Fellmann, David Belin, Yvan Peterschmitt
Summary: The study demonstrates that chronic exposure to glucocorticoids induces suboptimal decision making in uncertain environments, impairs spatial working memory, and affects motor learning processes. Neurobiological analysis shows that glucocorticoid receptor expression is downregulated in the medial prefrontal cortex of individuals exposed to cortisol, which negatively correlates with their decision making performance.
EUROPEAN NEUROPSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Clinical Neurology
Ana Marques, Bruno Pereira, Michela Figorilli, Tiphaine Vidal, Paul Deffarges, Franck Durif, Livia Fantini
Summary: This study aimed to assess decision-making abilities in Parkinson's disease patients with coexisting REM sleep behavior disorder (RBD). The results revealed impaired decision-making in PD-RBD compared to PD-nRBD and healthy controls, which may explain the increased risk of developing impulse control disorders in these patients.
Article
Psychology, Clinical
Daniel S. McGrath, Robert J. Williams, Brett Rothery, Yale D. Belanger, Darren R. Christensen, Nady el-Guebaly, David C. Hodgins, Fiona Nicoll, Carrie A. Shaw, Garry J. Smith, Rhys M. G. Stevens
Summary: This study examined data from a Canadian national study of gambling and found that approximately 25.4% of the sample reported past 12-month cannabis use, with 56.2% of cannabis users also using cannabis while gambling. The study also found associations between cannabis use and greater problem gambling severity scores, more hours gambling, and a larger range of gambling activities.
ADDICTIVE BEHAVIORS
(2023)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Ryan S. Sultan, Alexander W. Zhang, Mark Olfson, Muhire H. Kwizera, Frances R. Levin
Summary: This cross-sectional study found that there is an association between non-disordered cannabis use (NDCU) and adverse psychosocial events among adolescents. Individuals with NDCU had approximately 2 to 4 times greater odds of experiencing adverse psychosocial events compared to non-users, including major depression, suicidal ideation, slower thoughts, difficulty concentrating, truancy, low grade point average, arrest, fighting, and aggression. This study highlights the negative impact of non-clinical cannabis use on the mental health of adolescents.
Article
Psychology, Biological
Ruth Garrido-Chaves, Mario Perez-Alarcon, Vanesa Perez, Vanesa Hidalgo, Matias M. Pulopulos, Alicia Salvador
Summary: Previous research has shown gender-related psychobiological differences in risky and competitive strategies that affect win and loss outcomes. Women were found to have greater sensitivity to losses than to wins during the decision-making task, as reflected in the FRN component, but there were no significant gender differences observed in behavioral performance, P3 component, or directly in the feedback processing stage for the FRN or P3.
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Paul Theo Zebhauser, Ana Macchia, Edward Gold, Stephanie Salcedo, Bethany Burum, Miguel Alonso-Alonso, Daniel T. Gilbert, Alvaro Pascual-Leone, Anna-Katharine Brem
Summary: Oxytocin has been extensively studied for its effects on socio-cognitive and behavioral functions, but limited evidence exists regarding its effects on non-social cognition and decision-making. This study found that intranasal administration of 24 IU oxytocin had detrimental effects on decision-making under low outcome predictability/high ambiguity, leading to riskier performance. In contrast, oxytocin resulted in slightly less risky decisions under high outcome probability/low ambiguity. These findings suggest that oxytocin may influence decision-making in healthy males, depending on contextual information.
Article
Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Mei Xu, We-Kang Lee, Chih-Hung Ko, Yao-Chu Chiu, Ching-Hung Lin
Summary: The Iowa Gambling Task (IGT) is used to evaluate emotion-based decision-making ability in clinical populations, including schizophrenia. However, there is a lack of stable behavioral measures in IGT to discriminate decision-making performance between schizophrenic cases and healthy participants. Despite this, individuals with schizophrenia tend to make more choices from disadvantageous deck B in IGT, particularly in the later learning process. The PDB phenomenon is challenging to observe in both schizophrenic and control groups due to the dominant impact of gain-loss frequency on the decision-making process.
FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY
(2021)
Review
Behavioral Sciences
Aina Sastre-Buades, Adrian Alacreu-Crespo, Philippe Courtet, Enrique Baca-Garcia, Maria Luisa Barrigon
Summary: Studies show that individuals who have attempted suicide exhibit deficits in decision-making, specifically performing worse under conditions of risk. These impairments in decision-making are independent of age, gender, and psychiatric disorders, indicating they may be considered a cognitive trait of suicidal vulnerability.
NEUROSCIENCE AND BIOBEHAVIORAL REVIEWS
(2021)
Article
Neurosciences
Sarah M. Lehman, Erin L. Thompson, Ashley R. Adams, Samuel W. Hawes, Ileana Pacheco-Colon, Karen Granja, Dayana C. Paula, Raul Gonzalez
Summary: This study examines the interactive effects of motives for cannabis use (health or recreational) and risky decision making on cannabis use trajectories among adolescents. Results indicate that risky decision making impacts the rate of cannabis use, particularly among individuals who are less likely to use cannabis for recreational purposes. In addition, using cannabis for health purposes is associated with higher initial levels of use and faster increases in the rate of use over time.
Editorial Material
Substance Abuse
Helle Larsen, Reinout W. Wiers, Shuang Su, Janna Cousijn
Article
Psychology, Developmental
Emese Kroon, Gabry Mies, Reinout W. Wiers, Janna Cousijn
Summary: The social plasticity hypothesis suggests that social attunement plays a crucial role in the risk for developing alcohol use disorders during adolescence and may make individuals more sensitive to the social pull to reduce drinking in adulthood. This study developed a valid measure of social attunement called the social attunement questionnaire (SAQ). The SAQ showed acceptable internal consistency and assessed both cognitive and behavioral components of social attunement.
SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
(2023)
Article
Substance Abuse
Antonio Verdejo-Garcia, Tara Rezapour, Emily Giddens, Arash Khojasteh Zonoozi, Parnian Rafei, Jamie Berry, Alfonso Caracuel, Marc L. Copersino, Matt Field, Eric L. Garland, Valentina Lorenzetti, Leandro Malloy-Diniz, Victoria Manning, Ely M. Marceau, David L. Pennington, Justin C. Strickland, Reinout Wiers, Rahia Fairhead, Alexandra Anderson, Morris Bell, Wouter J. Boendermaker, Samantha Brooks, Raimondo Bruno, Salvatore Campanella, Janna Cousijn, W. Miles Cox, Andrew C. Dean, Karen D. Ersche, Ingmar Franken, Brett Froeliger, Pedro Gamito, Thomas E. Gladwin, Priscila D. Goncalves, Katrijn Houben, Joanna Jacobus, Andrew Jones, Anne M. Kaag, Johannes Lindenmeyer, Elly McGrath, Talia Nardo, Jorge Oliveira, Charlotte R. Pennington, Kelsey Perrykkad, Hugh Piercy, Claudia Rupp, Mieke H. J. Schulte, Lindsay M. Squeglia, Petra Staiger, Dan J. Stein, Jeff Stein, Maria Stein, William W. Stoops, Mary Sweeney, Katie Witkiewitz, Steven P. Woods, Richard Yi, Min Zhao, Hamed Ekhtiari
Summary: This study used a Delphi approach to reach consensus on recommendations for developing and applying cognitive training and remediation interventions for substance use disorders. Through two rounds of surveys, experts reached consensus on the targets, approaches, active ingredients, and modes of delivery for these interventions. The study indicates that intervention measures based on validated techniques and flexible delivery methods can effectively improve cognitive deficits in the treatment of substance use disorders.
Article
Substance Abuse
Maria Stein, Leila M. Soravia, Raphaela M. Tschuemperlin, Hallie M. Batschelet, Joshua Jaeger, Susanne Roesner, Anne Keller, Juan Martin Gomez Penedo, Reinout W. Wiers, Franz Moggi
Summary: This study compared two versions of alcohol-specific inhibition training (Alc-IT) in a clinical sample of patients with alcohol use disorder (AUD), and assessed two potential working mechanisms: stimulus devaluation and inhibitory enhancement. The results showed that the improved Alc-IT with higher inhibitory demands significantly increased the percentage of days abstinent at 3-month follow-up for patients with severe AUD, indicating an inhibitory working mechanism.
Article
Substance Abuse
Emese Kroon, Alessandra Mansueto, Lauren Kuhns, Francesca Filbey, Reinout Wiers, Janna Cousijn
Summary: Background: There is a lack of research on gender differences in cannabis use disorder (CUD) symptomology, despite the increasing use of cannabis in women worldwide. This study aimed to evaluate the CUD symptom network and assess gender differences. The findings showed gender differences in the prevalence of symptoms, but no differences in the symptom networks between men and women. Additionally, there were gender differences in the associations between mood/anxiety disorders and CUD symptoms.
DRUG AND ALCOHOL DEPENDENCE
(2023)
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Zhipeng Cao, Renata B. Cupertino, Jonatan Ottino-Gonzalez, Alistair Murphy, Devarshi Pancholi, Anthony Juliano, Bader Chaarani, Matthew Albaugh, Dekang Yuan, Nathan Schwab, James Stafford, Anna E. Goudriaan, Kent Hutchison, Chiang-Shan R. Li, Maartje Luijten, Martine Groefsema, Reza Momenan, Lianne Schmaal, Rajita Sinha, Ruth J. van Holst, Dick J. Veltman, Reinout W. Wiers, Bernice Porjesz, Tristram Lett, Tobias Banaschewski, Arun L. W. Bokde, Sylvane Desrivieres, Herta Flor, Antoine Grigis, Penny Gowland, Andreas Heinz, Rudiger Bruehl, Jean-Luc Martinot, Marie-Laure Paillere Martinot, Eric Artiges, Frauke Nees, Dimitri Papadopoulos Orfanos, Tomas Paus, Luise Poustka, Sarah Hohmann, Sabina Millenet, Juliane H. Froehner, Lauren Robinson, Michael N. Smolka, Henrik Walter, Jeanne Winterer, Gunter Schumann, Robert Whelan, Ravi R. Bhatt, Alyssa Zhu, Patricia Conrod, Neda Jahanshad, Paul M. Thompson, Scott Mackey, Hugh Garavan
Summary: In this study, researchers identified a shared spatial pattern of cortical thickness (CT) in normative development and several psychiatric and neurological disorders. Further analysis revealed significant spatial correspondences between this pattern and widespread lower CT observed in psychiatric disorders, as well as the spatial pattern of normative maturation and aging. Transcriptional analysis also identified a set of genes closely related to this pattern, indicating disrupted neurodevelopment in the pathogenesis of psychiatric diseases emerging during adolescence.
MOLECULAR PSYCHIATRY
(2023)
Article
Substance Abuse
Pieter Van Dessel, Jamie Cummins, Reinout W. Wiers
Summary: The aim of this study was to test the effectiveness of web-based ABC-training in changing outcome expectancies of alcohol drinking among hazardous drinkers. The findings suggest that ABC-training can indeed change outcome expectancies of alcohol consumption, although further testing is needed to examine clinically relevant effects in different samples.
Article
Psychology, Clinical
Lynn Mobach, Rachel van Loenen, Esther Allart-van Dam, Denny Borsboom, Reinout W. Wiers, Elske Salemink
Summary: Despite extensive research, there are few consistent predictors of cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) outcome for social anxiety disorder (SAD). This pilot study investigates whether the rate of returning to baseline after a positive interpretation training can indicate resilience and predict CBT response in individuals with SAD. The findings suggest that a slower return to baseline, as an index of resilience, does not predict CBT outcome in individuals with SAD.
COGNITIVE THERAPY AND RESEARCH
(2023)
Article
Psychology, Clinical
Harriet R. Galvin, Marilisa Boffo, Leroy Snippe, Pam Collins, Thomas Pronk, Elske Salemink, Reinout W. Wiers, Sherry H. Stewart
Summary: This study failed to replicate the findings of Boffo et al. (2018) in a Canadian sample. Moderate-to-high-risk gamblers did not show greater approach bias tendencies towards gambling-related stimuli compared to neutral stimuli, and gambling approach bias did not predict future gambling behavior or severity of gambling problems. The results do not provide evidence for the contribution of approach tendencies to problematic gambling behavior in the Canadian sample.
ADDICTIVE BEHAVIORS
(2023)
Article
Neurosciences
Lauren Kuhns, Gabry Mies, Emese Kroon, Ingo Willuhn, Heidi Lesscher, Janna Cousijn
Summary: Social attunement (SA) is proposed to drive the escalation of alcohol use in adolescence and reducing use in adulthood. Little is known about how heightened social sensitivity in adolescence may interact with neural alcohol cue reactivity and its relationship to alcohol use severity over time. This study found that age significantly moderated the associations of social alcohol cue reactivity with SA, with a positive association in adolescents and negative association in adults. The findings suggest that social processes influence cue reactivity differently in male adolescents and adults.
JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE RESEARCH
(2023)
Article
Psychology, Clinical
S. Degrace, P. Romero-Sanchiz, P. Tibbo, S. Barrett, P. Arenella, T. Cosman, P. Atasoy, J. Cousijn, R. Wiers, M. T. Keough, I. Yakovenko, R. O'Connor, J. Wardell, A. Rudnick, R. Nicholas Carleton, A. Heber, S. H. Stewart
Summary: The study examines the relationship between trauma cue-elicited activation of automatic cannabis-related cognitive biases and comorbid posttraumatic stress disorder and cannabis use disorder. The results indicate that cannabis users with higher PTSD symptom severity exhibit stronger biases towards approaching cannabis stimuli.
BEHAVIOUR RESEARCH AND THERAPY
(2023)
Article
Pharmacology & Pharmacy
Rene Freichel, Emese Kroon, Lauren Kuhns, Francesca Filbey, Ilya M. Veer, Reinout Wiers, Janna Cousijn
Summary: This study examines the impact of concurrent use of cannabis and tobacco on clinical outcomes, finding that co-users experienced worse symptoms compared to cannabis-only users. The findings contribute to a better understanding of the mechanisms and interactions underlying co-use of cannabis and tobacco.
CANNABIS AND CANNABINOID RESEARCH
(2023)
Article
Pharmacology & Pharmacy
Claire Gorey, Emese Kroon, Nora Runia, Marina Bornovalova, Janna Cousijn
Summary: This study aimed to experimentally test the gateway effect of cannabis on tobacco and cocaine motivation and whether motivational responses could predict use six months later. The results showed that cannabis intoxication did not affect implicit and explicit motivation for tobacco or cocaine in light users, and baseline motivation did not predict use at the six-month follow-up.
CANNABIS AND CANNABINOID RESEARCH
(2023)
