Threat affects risk preferences in movement decision making

Emotional states such as sadness, anger, and threat have been shown to play a critical role in decision-making processes. Here we addressed the question of whether risk preferences are influenced by postural threat and whether this influence generalizes across motor tasks. We examined risk attitudes...

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Main Authors: Megan K. O'Brien, Alaa A. Ahmed
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2015-06-01
Series:Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fnbeh.2015.00150/full