Decision making in avoidance–reward conflict: a paradigm for non-human primates and humans

Demetrio Sierra-Mercado; Thilo Deckersbach; Amanda R. Arulpragasam; Tina Chou; Alexandra M. Rodman; Amanda Duffy; Eric J. McDonald; Christine A. Eckhardt; Andrew K. Corse; Navneet Kaur; Emad N. Eskandar; Darin D. Dougherty

doi:10.1007/s00429-014-0796-7

Decision making in avoidance–reward conflict: a paradigm for non-human primates and humans

Demetrio Sierra-Mercado, Thilo Deckersbach, Amanda R. Arulpragasam, Tina Chou, Alexandra M. Rodman, Amanda Duffy, Eric J. McDonald, Christine A. Eckhardt, Andrew K. Corse, Navneet Kaur, Emad N. Eskandar, Darin D. Dougherty

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Abstract

Decision making in both animals and humans is influenced by the anticipation of reward and/or punishment. Little is known about how reward and punishment interact in the context of decision making. The Avoidance–Reward Conflict (ARC) Task is a new paradigm that varies the degree of reward and the probability of punishment in a single paradigm that can be used in both non-human primates (NHPs) and humans. This study examined the behavioral pattern in the ARC task in both NHPs and humans. Two adult male NHPs (macaca mulatta) and 20 healthy human volunteers (12 females) participated in the ARC task. NHPs and humans perform similarly on the ARC task. With a high probability of punishment (an aversive air puff to the eye), both NHPs and humans are more likely to forgo reward if it is small or medium magnitude than when it is large. Both NHPs and humans perform similarly on the same behavioral task suggesting the reliability of animal models in predicting human behavior.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	2509-2517
Number of pages	9
Journal	Brain Structure and Function
Volume	220
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s00429-014-0796-7
State	Published - Sep 28 2015
Externally published	Yes

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Keywords

Animal model
Anxiety
Bipolar disorder
Obsessive–compulsive disorder (OCD)

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Anatomy
Neuroscience(all)
Histology

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Sierra-Mercado, D., Deckersbach, T., Arulpragasam, A. R., Chou, T., Rodman, A. M., Duffy, A., McDonald, E. J., Eckhardt, C. A., Corse, A. K., Kaur, N., Eskandar, E. N., & Dougherty, D. D. (2015). Decision making in avoidance–reward conflict: a paradigm for non-human primates and humans. Brain Structure and Function, 220(5), 2509-2517. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00429-014-0796-7

Decision making in avoidance–reward conflict : a paradigm for non-human primates and humans. / Sierra-Mercado, Demetrio; Deckersbach, Thilo; Arulpragasam, Amanda R.; Chou, Tina; Rodman, Alexandra M.; Duffy, Amanda; McDonald, Eric J.; Eckhardt, Christine A.; Corse, Andrew K.; Kaur, Navneet; Eskandar, Emad N.; Dougherty, Darin D.

In: Brain Structure and Function, Vol. 220, No. 5, 28.09.2015, p. 2509-2517.

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Sierra-Mercado, Demetrio ; Deckersbach, Thilo ; Arulpragasam, Amanda R. ; Chou, Tina ; Rodman, Alexandra M. ; Duffy, Amanda ; McDonald, Eric J. ; Eckhardt, Christine A. ; Corse, Andrew K. ; Kaur, Navneet ; Eskandar, Emad N. ; Dougherty, Darin D. / Decision making in avoidance–reward conflict : a paradigm for non-human primates and humans. In: Brain Structure and Function. 2015 ; Vol. 220, No. 5. pp. 2509-2517.

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