On age differences in prefrontal function: The importance of emotional/cognitive integration

Baena, Elsa; Allen, Philip A.; Kaut, Kevin P.; Hall, Rosalie J.

doi:10.1016/j.neuropsychologia.2009.09.021

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“…Where- 2011;54:349-367 as these findings seem to suggest that younger adults learn more from loss-related feedback over time than older adults, other studies could not replicate these findings. For instance, several studies found no significant age-related differences in IGT performance [Baena et al, 2010;Lamar & Resnick, 2004;MacPherson et al, 2002]. Similarly, Kovalchik et al [2005] showed that older adults shifted to the gain payoff decks just like younger adults did.…”

Section: Gains and Losses In Decision Making And Agingmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…A number of studies that investigated asymmetries in the processing of gains and losses in decision making employed the Iowa Gambling Task (IGT) [Baena, Allen, Kaut, & Hall, 2010;Bechara, Damasio, Damasio, & Anderson, 1994;Denburg, Bechara, Tranel, Hindes, & Damasio, 1999;Denburg et al, 2007;Denburg, Recknor, Bechara, & Tranel, 2006;Denburg, Tranel, & Bechara, 2005;Kovalchik, Camerer, Grether, Plott, & Allman, 2005;MacPherson, Phillips, & Della Sala, 2002;Wood, Busemeyer, Koling, Cox, & Davis, 2005]. The results of this line of studies present a mixed picture.…”

Section: Gains and Losses In Decision Making And Agingmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Normal Aging and Decision Making: The Role of Motivation

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Freund²

2011

Human Development

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The main argument of this review is that motivational development associated with normal aging affects decision making. With increasing age, the ratio of gains to losses becomes more and more unfavorable. Reflecting the increasing losses in resources, goal orientation changes from a predominant orientation towards gains in young adulthood to an increasingly stronger orientation towards the prevention of loss in older adulthood. As goals serve as reference points for the evaluation of decision outcomes, this change in goal orientation across adulthood might also affect decision making. The decision-making literature has recognized that choices are influenced by goal orientation. However, little research has been conducted on how goals influence the decision-making process in general and with regard to aging in particular. To date, findings on decision making and aging remain inconsistent and are in need of a developmental framework. With regard to applications, a better understanding of the aging decision maker can provide insight into how to improve communication efforts about issues like advance care planning, medical treatment, and housing options.

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Section: Gains and Losses In Decision Making And Agingmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Gains and Losses In Decision Making And Agingmentioning

confidence: 99%

Normal Aging and Decision Making: The Role of Motivation

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Freund²

2011

Human Development

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“…Some studies, including Greene's model, have suggested that the vmPFC plays a role in the integration of emotion into decision-making and planning (Baena, Allen, Kaut, & Hall, 2010;Greene & Haidt, 2002;Lim, O'Doherty, & Rangel, 2013;Wagar & Thagard, 2003).…”

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Neural evidence for moral intuition and the temporal dynamics of interactions between emotional processes and moral cognition

Gui

Gan

Liu

2015

Social Neuroscience

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Behavioral and neurological studies have revealed that emotions influence moral cognition. Although moral stimuli are emotionally charged, the time course of interactions between emotions and moral judgments remains unknown. In the present study, we investigated the temporal dynamics of the interaction between emotional processes and moral cognition. The results revealed that when making moral judgments, the time course of the event-related potential (ERP) waveform was significantly different between high emotional arousal and low emotional arousal contexts. Different stages of processing were distinguished, showing distinctive interactions between emotional processes and moral reasoning. The precise time course of moral intuition and moral reasoning sheds new light on theoretical models of moral psychology. Specifically, the N1 component (interpreted as representing moral intuition) did not appear to be influenced by emotional arousal. However, the N2 component and late positive potential were strongly affected by emotional arousal; the slow wave was influenced by both emotional arousal and morality, suggesting distinct moral processing at different emotional arousal levels.

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“…In a similar fashion, it is possible that physical declines in motor abilities may also coincide with declines in the ability to cognitively simulate motor movements, which fosters a mutual understanding within groups and helps one understand the outcome of an event, or that the ability to empathize with others follows a unique trajectory in adulthood. Older adults also show declines in the ability to perceive negative facial emotions (Baena et al, 2009). Age-related decreases in the ability to utilize embodied cognitions may suggest that older adults may rely less on embodied information and more on the symbolic content of messages.…”

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confidence: 99%