Title |
Neural correlates of positive and negative performance feedback in younger and older adults
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Published in |
Behavioral and Brain Functions, April 2015
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DOI | 10.1186/s12993-015-0062-z |
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Authors |
Barbara Drueke, Lydia Weichert, Thomas Forkmann, Verena Mainz, Siegfried Gauggel, Maren Boecker |
Abstract |
Recent studies with younger adults have shown that performance feedback can serve as a reward, and it elicits reward-related brain activations. This study investigated whether performance feedback is processed similarly in younger and older adults and whether there are differential aging effects for positive and negative performance feedback. We used event-related fMRI in a choice reaction-time task and provided performance feedback after each trial. Although younger and older adults differed in task-related activation, they showed comparable reward-related activation. Positive performance feedback elicited the strongest striatal and amygdala activation, which was reflected behaviorally in slightly faster reaction times. These results suggest that performance feedback serves as a reward in both younger and older adults. |
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