Acute Atomoxetine Selectively Modulates Encoding of Reward Value in Ventral Medial Prefrontal Cortex

• Published in: Journal of Nippon Medical School Vol. 86; no. 2; pp. 98 - 107
• Main Authors: Suzuki, Chihiro, Ikeda, Yumiko, Tateno, Amane, Okubo, Yoshiro, Fukayama, Haruhisa, Suzuki, Hidenori
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Japan The Medical Association of Nippon Medical School 2019
• Subjects: atomoxetine; functional MRI; monetary incentive delay task; reward value encoding; ventral medial prefrontal cortex; functional MRI; ventral medial prefrontal cortex; atomoxetine; monetary incentive delay task; reward value encoding

Background: A recent neurocognitive model of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) has proposed a primary deficit in reward function as well as in executive function to account for underlying neural substrates of ADHD symptoms. Atomoxetine has been widely used as a non-stimulant medication...