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Kylie H Alm¹, Tyler Rolheiser¹, Feroze B Mohamed²

¹Department of Psychology, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA USA.

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|July 8, 2015

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Individual differences in the uncinate fasciculus microstructure impact decision-making flexibility. This white matter tract may integrate memory associations with orbitofrontal cortex value computations for adaptive choices.

Area of Science:

Neuroscience
Cognitive Psychology
Neuroimaging

Background:

Decision-making relies on integrating memory and feedback.
Probabilistic reversal learning tasks assess cognitive flexibility.
Orbitofrontal cortex and medial temporal lobe structures are implicated in reversal learning.

Purpose of the Study:

To investigate the relationship between uncinate fasciculus microstructure and reversal learning performance.
To determine if white matter integrity predicts decision-making flexibility.

Main Methods:

Diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) and tractography were used to analyze white matter microstructure.
Behavioral probabilistic reversal learning tasks assessed decision-making flexibility in 33 healthy adults.
Tract-specific analyses examined the uncinate fasciculus and inferior longitudinal fasciculus.

Keywords:

decision making diffusion imaging hippocampus orbitofrontal cortex reversal learning uncinate fasciculus

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