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Strategic complexity and cognitive skills affect brain response in interactive decision-making.
Carlo Reverberi1,2, Doris Pischedda3,4,5, Marco Mantovani3,6
1Department of Psychology, Università Milano-Bicocca, Milan, Italy. carlo.reverberi@unimib.it.
Strategic decision-making complexity is influenced by environmental factors and individual cognitive skills. Brain activity in the fronto-parietal network (Multiple Demand Network) correlates with strategic complexity in cognitively skilled individuals.
Area of Science:
- Neuroscience
- Cognitive Science
- Behavioral Economics
Background:
- Strategic decision-making in social settings is complex, with individual behavior varying significantly.
- While prosocial, moral, and emotional factors are studied, neuro-cognitive determinants and intelligence links remain unclear.
Purpose of the Study:
- To model strategic decision-making in repeated interactions.
- To measure environmental complexity and its effect on performance and neural response.
- To investigate the relationship between cognitive skills, strategic complexity, and intelligence.
Main Methods:
- Developed a new model for strategic decision-making.
- Quantified the complexity of strategic environments.
- Analyzed subject performance and neural responses in relation to complexity and cognitive skills.
Main Results:
- Model predictions were confirmed.
- Deviations from optimal behavior linked to environmental complexity and individual cognitive skills.
- Brain activity in the fronto-parietal Multiple Demand Network correlated with strategic complexity, particularly in high-skill subgroups.
Conclusions:
- Cognitive skills and environmental complexity are key factors in strategic decision-making.
- The Multiple Demand Network plays a crucial role in interactive decision-making.
- Findings suggest a neural basis for the link between strategic sophistication and fluid intelligence.
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