Cue‐induced effects on decision‐making distinguish subjects with gambling disorder from healthy controls

• Published in: Addiction biology Vol. 25; no. 6; pp. e12841 - n/a
• Main Authors: Genauck, Alexander, Andrejevic, Milan, Brehm, Katharina, Matthis, Caroline, Heinz, Andreas, Weinreich, André, Kathmann, Norbert, Romanczuk‐Seiferth, Nina
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States John Wiley & Sons, Inc 01.11.2020
• Subjects: Addictions; Aversion; Decision making; Drug abuse; Gambling; gambling disorder; Learning algorithms; loss aversion; Pavlovian‐to‐instrumental transfer; Phenotypes; loss aversion; Pavlovian-to-instrumental transfer; decision-making; gambling disorder

While an increased impact of cues on decision‐making has been associated with substance dependence, it is yet unclear whether this is also a phenotype of non‐substance‐related addictive disorders, such as gambling disorder (GD). To better understand the basic mechanisms of impaired decision‐making i...