Tit for Tat: Costly Punishment in Manifest Huntington’s Disease

• Published in: Neuro-degenerative diseases Vol. 21; no. 3-4; pp. 74 - 78
• Main Authors: Heim, Beatrice, Peball, Marina, Saft, Carsten, von Hein, Sarah M., Piater, Johanna M., Ellmerer, Philipp, Seppi, Klaus, Djamshidian-Tehrani, Atbin
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Basel, Switzerland 01.04.2022
• Subjects: Humans; Huntington Disease; Neurodegenerative Diseases; Neuropsychological Tests; Punishment; Research Article; Neuropsychological changes; Non-motor symptoms; Huntington’s disease; Costly punishment; Altruistic punishment; Revenge

Objective: We aimed to investigate costly punishment in patients with Huntington’s disease (HD). Background: HD is an autosomal dominant neurodegenerative disease with motor, cognitive, and psychiatric symptoms. As neuropsychiatric abnormalities often precede motor symptoms, we wanted to assess whet...