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Neural Interaction Between Risk Sensitivity and Cognitive Control Predicting Health Risk Behaviors Among Late Adolescents
Author(s) -
KimSpoon Jungmeen,
DeaterDeckard Kirby,
Lauharatanahirun Nina,
Farley Julee P.,
Chiu Pearl H.,
Bickel Warren K.,
KingCasas Brooks
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
journal of research on adolescence
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.342
H-Index - 95
eISSN - 1532-7795
pISSN - 1050-8392
DOI - 10.1111/jora.12295
Subject(s) - psychology , anterior cingulate cortex , cognition , anticipation (artificial intelligence) , neuroimaging , insula , developmental psychology , clinical psychology , neuroscience , artificial intelligence , computer science
The developmental period of adolescence is characterized by increasing incidence of health risk behaviors ( HRB s). Based on theoretical models that emphasize the moderating role of cognitive control, this study examined how neural correlates of cognitive control and risk sensitivity interact to predict HRB s among late adolescents (17–20 years). Neuroimaging data indicate that risk‐related hemodynamic activity in the anterior insula during anticipation of uncertain outcomes predicts HRB s among late adolescents exhibiting greater dorsal anterior cingulate cortex (d ACC ) activity during a cognitive interference task but not among late adolescents requiring less d ACC activity. These results present neural evidence for a significant moderating effect of cognitive control on the link between risk sensitivity and HRB s among late adolescents.