Gambling and delaying rewards as a function of frontal system dysfunction: a study in neuroeconomics.
In a sample of 235 community residents, the Frontal Systems Behavior Scale which measures frontal system dysfunction was negatively associated with income and positively associated with accepting smaller immediate rewards rather than larger delayed rewards.
Spinella
Marcello
M
The Richard Stockton College of New Jersey, Pomona 08240-0195, USA.
Lester
David
D
Yang
Bijou
B
D000328:Adult; D005625:Frontal Lobe / Q000503:physiopathology*; D005715:Gambling / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009462:Neurology / Q000379:methods; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires