Smaller feedback ERN amplitudes during the BART are associated with a greater family history density of alcohol problems in treatment-naïve alcoholics

Fein, George; Chang, Maria Hsia

doi:10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2007.07.017

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“…In the laboratory, participants performed an EEG adapted version of the BART [21,22]. The general structure and visual features of the task was the same as in a previous study [22].…”

Section: Experimental Taskmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…An automatic artifact rejection algorithm implemented in Brain Vision Analyzer software (Brain Products GmbH, Munich, Germany) was used with four criteria: the maximum gradient allowed for an epoch was 50 V/ms, segments where the activity exceeded +/−100 V were rejected, the lowest activity allowed was 0.5 V, and the maximum absolute difference between the minimum and maximum voltages in an epoch was 200 V. Less than 19 artifact-free epochs for negative feedback was an exclusion criterion [21,22]. The average number of the kept segments in the negative feedback condition was 31.2 (SD = 7.84; range: 19-48) for the final sample.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…In the next step of the offline analysis, positive and negative stimuli-locked epochs were averaged separately; then, the positive feedback waveform was subtracted from the negative feedback waveform to create a difference wave [21]. Since previous ERP studies with the BART [15,21,22] used frontocentral channels, we chose E11 (identical to Fz position), E6 (identical to FCz position) and Cz for statistical analysis.…”

Section: Eeg Measurement and Analysismentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Since previous ERP studies with the BART [15,21,22] used frontocentral channels, we chose E11 (identical to Fz position), E6 (identical to FCz position) and Cz for statistical analysis. Moreover, the FRN appeared to be the largest in these positions.…”

Section: Eeg Measurement and Analysismentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Namely, it is smaller in the presence of risk for developing alcoholism [21], and it is higher in high executive functions (EFs) [22]. Our previous study extended the findings of Fein and Chang [21] by showing that healthy individuals with high level of EFs might use a model-based strategy in this task, indicated by the enhanced FRN amplitude [22]. However, to the best of our knowledge, there is no available result on the relationship between trait anxiety and FRN in the BART.…”

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confidence: 99%

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High trait anxiety is associated with attenuated feedback-related negativity in risky decision making

Takács

Kóbor

Janacsek

et al. 2015

Neuroscience Letters

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h i g h l i g h t s• High (HTA) and low trait anxiety (LTA) adults performed a risk-taking task.• ERPs were measured in the balloon analogue risk task.• HTA adults showed smaller FRN after negative feedback than LTA adults.• The findings support the pessimistic expectation bias in anxiety. a r t i c l e i n f o b s t r a c tExpectation biases could affect decision making in trait anxiety. Studying the alterations of feedback processing in real-life risk-taking tasks could reveal the presence of expectation biases at the neural level. A functional relevance of the feedback-related negativity (FRN) is the expression of outcome expectation errors. The aim of the study was to investigate whether nonclinical adults with high trait anxiety show smaller FRN for negative feedback than those with low trait anxiety. Participants (N = 26) were assigned to low and high trait anxiety groups by a median split on the state-trait anxiety inventory trait score. They performed a balloon analogue risk task (BART) where they pumped a balloon on a screen. Each pump yielded either a reward or a balloon pop. If the balloon popped, the accumulated reward was lost. Participants were matched on their behavioral performance. We measured event-related brain potentials time-locked to the presentation of the feedback (balloon increase or pop). Our results showed that the FRN for balloon pops was decreased in the high anxiety group compared to the low anxiety group. We propose that pessimistic expectations triggered by the ambiguity in the BART decreased outcome expectation errors in the high anxiety group indicated by the smaller FRN. Our results highlight the importance of expectation biases at the neural level of decision making in anxiety.

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“…In the laboratory, participants performed an EEG adapted version of the BART [21,22]. The general structure and visual features of the task was the same as in a previous study [22].…”

Section: Experimental Taskmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Eeg Measurement and Analysismentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Eeg Measurement and Analysismentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Eeg Measurement and Analysismentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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High trait anxiety is associated with attenuated feedback-related negativity in risky decision making

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Janacsek

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Similar processes despite divergent behavior in two commonly used measures of risky decision making

Bishara

Pleskac

Fridberg

et al. 2009

Behavioral Decision Making

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Performance on complex decision-making tasks may depend on a multitude of processes. Two such tasks, the Iowa Gambling Task (IGT) and Balloon Analog Risk Task (BART), are of particular interest because they are associated with real world risky behavior, including illegal drug use. We used cognitive models to disentangle underlying processes in both tasks. Whereas behavioral measures from the IGT and BART were uncorrelated, cognitive models revealed two reliable cross-task associations. Results suggest that the tasks similarly measure loss aversion and decision-consistency processes, but not necessarily the same learning process. Additionally, substance-using individuals (and especially stimulant users) performed worse on the IGT than healthy controls did, and this pattern could be explained by reduced decision consistency.

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Topography, power, and current source density of theta oscillations during reward processing as markers for alcohol dependence

Kamarajan¹,

Rangaswamy²,

Manz³

et al. 2011

Human Brain Mapping

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Recent studies have linked alcoholism with a dysfunctional neural reward system. Although several electrophysiological studies have explored reward processing in healthy individuals, such studies in alcohol dependent individuals are quite rare. The present study examines theta oscillations during reward processing in abstinent alcoholics. The electroencephalogram (EEG) was recorded in 38 abstinent alcoholics and 38 healthy controls as they performed a single outcome gambling task which involved outcomes of either loss or gain of an amount (10¢ or 50¢) that was bet. Event-related theta band (3.0–7.0 Hz) power following each outcome stimulus was computed using the S-transform method. Theta power at the time window of the outcome-related negativity (ORN) and positivity (ORP) (200–500 ms) was compared across groups and outcome conditions. Additionally, behavioral data of impulsivity and task performance were analyzed. The alcoholic group showed significantly decreased theta power during reward processing compared to controls. Current Source Density (CSD) maps of alcoholics revealed weaker and diffuse source activity for all conditions and weaker bilateral prefrontal sources during the Loss 50 condition as compared to controls who manifested stronger and focused midline sources. Further, alcoholics exhibited increased impulsivity and risk-taking on the behavioral measures. A strong association between reduced anterior theta power and impulsive task-performance was observed. It is suggested that decreased power and weaker and diffuse CSD in alcoholics may be due to dysfunctional neural reward circuitry. The relationship among alcoholism, theta oscillations, reward processing and impulsivity could offer clues to understand brain circuitries that mediate reward processing and inhibitory control.

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Smaller feedback ERN amplitudes during the BART are associated with a greater family history density of alcohol problems in treatment-naïve alcoholics

Cited by 127 publications

References 48 publications

High trait anxiety is associated with attenuated feedback-related negativity in risky decision making

High trait anxiety is associated with attenuated feedback-related negativity in risky decision making

Similar processes despite divergent behavior in two commonly used measures of risky decision making

Topography, power, and current source density of theta oscillations during reward processing as markers for alcohol dependence

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