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SUBMITTER: Genauck A
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5701119 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Nov
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Genauck Alexander A Quester Saskia S Wüstenberg Torsten T Mörsen Chantal C Heinz Andreas A Romanczuk-Seiferth Nina N
Scientific reports 20171124 1
Diagnostic criteria for pathological gambling and alcohol dependence (AD) include repeated addictive behavior despite severe negative consequences. However, the concept of loss aversion (LA) as a facet of value-based decision making has not yet been used to directly compare these disorders. We hypothesized reduced LA in pathological gamblers (PG) and AD patients, correlation of LA with disorder severity, and reduced loss-related modulation of brain activity. 19 PG subjects, 15 AD patients and 17 ...[more]