The functional relevance of right DLPFC and VMPFC in risk-taking behavior

Autor: Dantas, Aline M., Sack, Alexander T., Bruggen, Elisabeth, Jiao, Peiran, Schuhmann, Teresa
Zdroj: Cortex; 20220101, Issue: Preprints
Abstrakt: The prefrontal cortex can be partialized in various anatomical and functional sub regions. Among those regions, both right dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (rDLPFC) and ventromedial prefrontal cortex (VMPFC) have been associated with risk-taking behavior based on neuroimaging studies. Noninvasive brain stimulation (NIBS) studies aiming at demonstrating the functional relevance of neural activity in these areas almost exclusively focused on the rDLPFC, where its experimental stimulation with a (generally) inhibitory protocol lead to a measurable increase in risk-taking behavior due to reduced cognitive control. The functional relevance of VMPFC in risk-taking behavior has not yet been addressed using NIBS, although multiple neuroimaging studies correlate this area’s activity with valuation.
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