Adolescent neural response to reward is related to participant sex and task motivation

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• 作者：Gabriela Alarc&oacute ; n^a ; Anita Cservenka^b ; Bonnie J. Nagel^a ; ^c ; ^{nagelb@ohsu.edu}
• 关键词：Reward ; Risk taking ; Adolescence ; Sex hormones ; Sex differences ; Motivation
• 刊名：Brain and Cognition
• 出版年：2017
• 出版时间：February 2017
• 年：2017
• 卷：111
• 期：Complete
• 页码：51-62
• 全文大小：1219 K
• 卷排序：111

文摘

Boys show more robust activation of nucleus accumbens during reward processing. Task motivation partially mediates sex differences in nucleus accumbens activity. Boys make a higher percentage of risky selections on a risky decision-making task. Boys report higher motivation to earn money; girls report higher state anxiety.