Effects of monetary reward and punishment on stimulus-preceding negativity.
This study examined the effects of emotional valence on stimulus-preceding negativity (SPN) using reward and fine. A time estimation task under reward, punishment, combined, and control conditions was performed. Participants were rewarded for accurate responses in the reward condition, and were fined for incorrect estimations in the punishment condition. in the combined condition, correct responses were rewarded and incorrect responses were fined. In the control condition, neither a reward nor fine was used. Results showed a significant interaction of condition x hemisphere. The SPN at the left hemisphere was increased in the reward condition. For the punishment effect, although it evoked right hemisphere dominance, no conditional difference was apparent at the right hemisphere. These results suggest that the SPN is affected by positive emotion: The left hemisphere activation might represent a pleasant emotion accompanying monetary gain.
Ohgami
Yoshimi
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Department of Human System Science, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Meguro, Tokyo, Japan. ohgami@nk.cradle.titech.ac.jp
Kotani
Yasunori
Y
Tsukamoto
Tetsuji
T
Omura
Kazufumi
K
Inoue
Yusuke
Y
Aihara
Yasutsugu
Y
Nakayama
Minoru
M
D000328:Adult; D001931:Brain Mapping; D003216:Conditioning, Operant / Q000502:physiology*; D003627:Data Interpretation, Statistical; D004569:Electroencephalography; D004576:Electromyography; D004644:Emotions; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D018408:Patch-Clamp Techniques; D011597:Psychomotor Performance / Q000502:physiology; D011678:Punishment; D012201:Reward