1. Lateral prefrontal cortex and self-control in intertemporal choice.
- Author
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Figner B, Knoch D, Johnson EJ, Krosch AR, Lisanby SH, Fehr E, and Weber EU
- Subjects
- Adult, Analysis of Variance, Electric Stimulation methods, Electroencephalography methods, Female, Humans, Image Processing, Computer-Assisted methods, Judgment physiology, Magnetic Resonance Imaging methods, Male, Models, Neurological, Neuropsychological Tests, Oxygen blood, Photic Stimulation, Prefrontal Cortex blood supply, Reaction Time physiology, Reward, Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation methods, Young Adult, Brain Mapping, Choice Behavior physiology, Functional Laterality physiology, Prefrontal Cortex physiology, Self Concept
- Abstract
Disruption of function of left, but not right, lateral prefrontal cortex (LPFC) with low-frequency repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) increased choices of immediate rewards over larger delayed rewards. rTMS did not change choices involving only delayed rewards or valuation judgments of immediate and delayed rewards, providing causal evidence for a neural lateral-prefrontal cortex-based self-control mechanism in intertemporal choice.
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- 2010
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