Dysfunctional representation of expected value is associated with reinforcement-based decision-making deficits in adolescents with conduct problems

Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry and Allied Disciplines

Volumn 57, Issue 8, 2016, Pages 938-946

  White, Stuart F ^a,b   Tyler, Patrick M ^b   Erway, Anna K ^b   Botkin, Mary L ^b   Kolli, Venkata ^c   Meffert, Harma ^a   Pope, Kayla ^b   Blair, James R ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH   (United States)

^b BOYS TOWN NATIONAL RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

anterior insula; Conduct problems; decision making; expected value; prediction error

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANTERIOR INSULA; CHILD; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; CONSENSUS DEVELOPMENT; CORPUS STRIATUM; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INFERIOR FRONTAL GYRUS; JUVENILE; PASSIVE AVOIDANCE; REINFORCEMENT; RESIDENTIAL CARE; TASK PERFORMANCE; BRAIN CORTEX; CONDUCT DISORDER; MALE; NEOSTRIATUM; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE;

ADOLESCENT; CEREBRAL CORTEX; CHILD; CONDUCT DISORDER; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; NEOSTRIATUM; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REINFORCEMENT (PSYCHOLOGY);

EID: 84963891272     PISSN: 00219630     EISSN: 14697610     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jcpp.12557     Document Type: Article

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