Neural responses to reward valence and magnitude from pre- to early adolescence

Polack, Reuma Gadassi; Mollick, Jessica; Keren, Hanna; Joormann, Jutta; Watts, Richard

doi:10.1016/j.neuroimage.2023.120166

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“…Additionally, our study had limited variability in participant age, focusing on young adults between the ages of 19-25. Given that adolescents and older adults show differential VS responses in social contexts (Fareri et al, 2022; Gadassi Polack et al, 2023; O’Brien et al, 2011; A. R. Smith et al, 2015; Telzer et al, 2013), the effects of reward sensitivity on monetary reward response in social contexts require further research across the human lifespan.…”

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Social Context and Reward Sensitivity Enhance Corticostriatal Function during Experiences of Shared Rewards

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Wyngaarden,

Dennison

et al. 2023

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Although prior research has demonstrated enhanced striatal response when sharing rewards with close social connections, less is known about how individual differences affect ventral striatal (VS) activation and connectivity when experiencing rewards within social contexts. Given that self-reported reward sensitivity and level of substance use have been associated with differences in VS activation, we set out to investigate whether these factors would be independently associated with enhancements to neural reward responses within social contexts. In this pre-registered study, participants (N=45) underwent fMRI while playing a card guessing game in which correct or incorrect guesses resulted in monetary gains and losses that were shared evenly with either a close friend, stranger (confederate), or non-human partner. Consistent with our prior work, we found increased VS activation when sharing rewards with a socially close peer as opposed to an out-of-network stranger. As self-reported reward sensitivity increased, the difference in VS response to rewards shared with friends and strangers decreased. We also found enhanced connectivity between the VS and temporoparietal junction when sharing rewards with close friends as opposed to strangers. Finally, exploratory analyses revealed that as reward sensitivity and sub-clinical substance use increase, the difference in VS connectivity with the right fusiform face area increases as a function of social context. These findings demonstrate that responsivity to the context of close friends may be tied to individual reward sensitivity or sub-clinical substance use habits; together these factors may inform predictions of risk for future mental health disorders.

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Social Context and Reward Sensitivity Enhance Corticostriatal Function during Experiences of Shared Rewards

Zaff,

Wyngaarden,

Dennison

et al. 2023

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“…A linear mixed modeling approach across time points provides stronger evidence of developmental effects than analysis within time points (e.g. Gadassi Polack et al, 2023 ). The ABCD sample also contains a substantial number of siblings and twins and data were collected across 21 sites, on 28 MRI scanners.…”

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