Abstract:Background/objectives: To assess the effect of humor on IGT
decision-making as a function of gender, and to explore the neural
correlates underlying this effect. Method: We randomly assigned
participants (N = 60; 30 men and 30 women) to either an experimental
Humor Group (Hg) or a control non-Humor Group (NHg) and asked them to
perform a long-version (500 trials) of the Iowa Gambling Task (IGT).
Participants’ EEG response was recorded while solving the IGT. Results:
Men in the Hg demonstrated impaired monitori… Show more
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