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Set-shifting and sensitivity to reward: A possible dopamine mechanism for explaining disinhibitory disorders

The objective of this study was to investigate personality correlates of set-shifting behaviour using a task sensitive to dopaminergic activity. As expected, set-shifting behaviour was positively correlated with scores on the Sensitivity to Reward scale, a measure of Gray's impulsivity. Discuss...

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Published in:Cognition and emotion 2003-11, Vol.17 (6), p.951-959
Main Authors: AVILA, César, BARROS, Alfonso, ORTET, Generos, PARCET, Maria Antonia, IBANEZ, M. Ignacio
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Language:English
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Summary:The objective of this study was to investigate personality correlates of set-shifting behaviour using a task sensitive to dopaminergic activity. As expected, set-shifting behaviour was positively correlated with scores on the Sensitivity to Reward scale, a measure of Gray's impulsivity. Discussion is focused on the relationship between this greater ability for set-shifting and the proneness to disinhibition. (Original abstract)
ISSN:0269-9931
1464-0600
DOI:10.1080/02699930341000031