Transcranial alternating current stimulation increases risk-taking behavior in the balloon analog risk task

Tal Sela1, Adi Kilim, Michal Lavidor

  • 1Department of Psychology, Bar Ilan University Ramat Gan, Israel.

Frontiers in Neuroscience
|February 21, 2012
PubMed
Summary

Stimulating the left frontal cortex with theta-band oscillations increased risk-taking behavior. This suggests frontal theta-band activity, particularly in the left hemisphere, plays a key role in regulating decisions under risk.

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