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Operant Sensation Seeking in the Mouse
Published on: November 10, 2010
Effects of sensation seeking on habituation to novelty: An EEG study
Xintong Jiang1, Shuting Mei1, Wei Yi1
1Department of Psychology, Dalian Medical University, Dalian, China.
Abstract:
Sensation seeking is characterized by a strong need for novelty and has been associated with various risk-taking behaviors. Using the extreme between-group design, the current study investigated the electrophysiological mechanisms underlying habituation to novelty processing in sensation seeking. Twenty high sensation seekers (HSS) and 20 low sensation seekers (LSS) performed an auditory oddball task while their EEG was recorded. The results revealed that both the novelty P3 and midfrontal theta power decreased from the first to the second half for LSS but not for HSS. Additionally, this reduced vigilance was predicted by the experience-seeking subcomponent of sensation seeking. Together, our findings are supportive of an abnormal habituation to novel events in the sensation-seeking trait.
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