Neural correlates of proactive and reactive motor response inhibition of gambling stimuli in frequent gamblers

Abstract We used functional magnetic resonance imaging to examine whether motivational-salient cues could exert a differential impact on proactive (the restrain of actions in preparation for stopping) and reactive (outright stopping) inhibition. Fourteen high-frequency poker players, and 14 matched...

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Main Authors: D. Brevers, Q. He, B. Keller, X. Noël, A. Bechara
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2017-08-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-07786-5
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description Abstract We used functional magnetic resonance imaging to examine whether motivational-salient cues could exert a differential impact on proactive (the restrain of actions in preparation for stopping) and reactive (outright stopping) inhibition. Fourteen high-frequency poker players, and 14 matched non-gambler controls, performed a modified version of the stop-signal paradigm, which required participants to inhibit categorization of poker or neutral pictures. The probability that a stop-signal occurs (0%, 17%, 25%, 33%) was manipulated across blocks of trials, as indicated by the color of the computer screen. Behavioral analyses revealed that poker players were faster than controls in categorizing pictures across all levels of proactive motor response inhibition (go trials). Brain imaging analyses highlighted higher dorsal anterior cingulate cortex activation in poker players, as compared to controls, during reactive inhibition. These findings suggest that, due to their faster rates of stimulus discrimination, poker players might have recruited more cognitive resources than controls when required to stop their response (reactive inhibition). Nevertheless, no main effect of stimulus type was found, on either proactive or reactive inhibition. Additional studies are, therefore, needed in order to confirm that investigating the dynamics between reactive and proactive inhibition offers a discriminative analysis of inhibitory control toward motivational-salient cues.
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spelling doaj.art-9554b57ff96a40b6ab664f6489b5e8662022-12-21T20:35:36ZengNature PortfolioScientific Reports2045-23222017-08-017111110.1038/s41598-017-07786-5Neural correlates of proactive and reactive motor response inhibition of gambling stimuli in frequent gamblersD. Brevers0Q. He1B. Keller2X. Noël3A. Bechara4Department of Psychology, and Brain and Creativity Institute, University of Southern CaliforniaFaculty of Psychology, Southwest UniversityDepartment of Psychology, and Brain and Creativity Institute, University of Southern CaliforniaPsychological Medicine laboratory, Faculty of Medicine, Brugmann-campus, Université Libre de BruxellesDepartment of Psychology, and Brain and Creativity Institute, University of Southern CaliforniaAbstract We used functional magnetic resonance imaging to examine whether motivational-salient cues could exert a differential impact on proactive (the restrain of actions in preparation for stopping) and reactive (outright stopping) inhibition. Fourteen high-frequency poker players, and 14 matched non-gambler controls, performed a modified version of the stop-signal paradigm, which required participants to inhibit categorization of poker or neutral pictures. The probability that a stop-signal occurs (0%, 17%, 25%, 33%) was manipulated across blocks of trials, as indicated by the color of the computer screen. Behavioral analyses revealed that poker players were faster than controls in categorizing pictures across all levels of proactive motor response inhibition (go trials). Brain imaging analyses highlighted higher dorsal anterior cingulate cortex activation in poker players, as compared to controls, during reactive inhibition. These findings suggest that, due to their faster rates of stimulus discrimination, poker players might have recruited more cognitive resources than controls when required to stop their response (reactive inhibition). Nevertheless, no main effect of stimulus type was found, on either proactive or reactive inhibition. Additional studies are, therefore, needed in order to confirm that investigating the dynamics between reactive and proactive inhibition offers a discriminative analysis of inhibitory control toward motivational-salient cues.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-07786-5
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title Neural correlates of proactive and reactive motor response inhibition of gambling stimuli in frequent gamblers
title_full Neural correlates of proactive and reactive motor response inhibition of gambling stimuli in frequent gamblers
title_fullStr Neural correlates of proactive and reactive motor response inhibition of gambling stimuli in frequent gamblers
title_full_unstemmed Neural correlates of proactive and reactive motor response inhibition of gambling stimuli in frequent gamblers
title_short Neural correlates of proactive and reactive motor response inhibition of gambling stimuli in frequent gamblers
title_sort neural correlates of proactive and reactive motor response inhibition of gambling stimuli in frequent gamblers
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