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Article

Behavioral and Electrophysiological Arguments in Favor of a Relationship between Impulsivity, Risk-Taking, and Success on the Iowa Gambling Task

by
Julie Giustiniani
1,2,3,*,
Coralie Joucla
2,
Djamila Bennabi
1,2,4,
Magali Nicolier
1,2,3,
Thibault Chabin
2,
Caroline Masse
1,2,
Benoît Trojak
5,6,
Pierre Vandel
1,2,3,
Emmanuel Haffen
1,2,3,4 and
Damien Gabriel
2,3
1
Department of Clinical Psychiatry, University Hospital of Besançon, 25000 Besançon, France
2
Laboratory of Neurosciences, University of Burgundy Franche-Comté, 25000 Besançon, France
3
Clinical Investigation Centre, University Hospital of Besançon, Inserm, CIC 1431, 25000 Besançon, France
4
FondaMental Foundation, 94000 Créteil, France
5
Department of Psychiatry and Addictology, University Hospital of Dijon, 21079 Dijon, France
6
EA 4452, LPPM, University of Burgundy Franche-Comté, 21000 Dijon, France
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Brain Sci. 2019, 9(10), 248; https://doi.org/10.3390/brainsci9100248
Submission received: 29 July 2019 / Revised: 8 September 2019 / Accepted: 21 September 2019 / Published: 24 September 2019
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Underlying Neurobiological and Neurocognitive Mechanisms of Impulsivity in Risk-Taking Behaviors)
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Abstract

The aim of the present study was to investigate the relationship between trait impulsivity, risk-taking, and decision-making performance. We recruited 20 healthy participants who performed the Iowa Gambling Task (IGT) and the Balloon Analog Risk Task (BART) to measure decision-making and risk-taking. The impulsivity was measured by the Barratt Impulsiveness Scale. Resting-state neural activity was recorded to explore whether brain oscillatory rhythms provide important information about the dispositional trait of impulsivity. We found a significant correlation between the ability to develop a successful strategy and the propensity to take more risks in the first trials of the BART. Risk-taking was negatively correlated with cognitive impulsivity in participants who were unable to develop a successful strategy. Neither risk-taking nor decision-making was correlated with cortical asymmetry. In a more exploratory approach, the group was sub-divided in function of participants’ performances at the IGT. We found that the group who developed a successful strategy at the IGT was more prone to risk, whereas the group who failed showed a greater cognitive impulsivity. These results emphasize the need for individuals to explore their environment to develop a successful strategy in uncertain situations, which may not be possible without taking risks.
Keywords: decision-making; IGT; BART; impulsivity; risk-taking; theta oscillations decision-making; IGT; BART; impulsivity; risk-taking; theta oscillations

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Giustiniani, J.; Joucla, C.; Bennabi, D.; Nicolier, M.; Chabin, T.; Masse, C.; Trojak, B.; Vandel, P.; Haffen, E.; Gabriel, D. Behavioral and Electrophysiological Arguments in Favor of a Relationship between Impulsivity, Risk-Taking, and Success on the Iowa Gambling Task. Brain Sci. 2019, 9, 248. https://doi.org/10.3390/brainsci9100248

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Giustiniani J, Joucla C, Bennabi D, Nicolier M, Chabin T, Masse C, Trojak B, Vandel P, Haffen E, Gabriel D. Behavioral and Electrophysiological Arguments in Favor of a Relationship between Impulsivity, Risk-Taking, and Success on the Iowa Gambling Task. Brain Sciences. 2019; 9(10):248. https://doi.org/10.3390/brainsci9100248

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Giustiniani, Julie, Coralie Joucla, Djamila Bennabi, Magali Nicolier, Thibault Chabin, Caroline Masse, Benoît Trojak, Pierre Vandel, Emmanuel Haffen, and Damien Gabriel. 2019. "Behavioral and Electrophysiological Arguments in Favor of a Relationship between Impulsivity, Risk-Taking, and Success on the Iowa Gambling Task" Brain Sciences 9, no. 10: 248. https://doi.org/10.3390/brainsci9100248

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Giustiniani, J., Joucla, C., Bennabi, D., Nicolier, M., Chabin, T., Masse, C., Trojak, B., Vandel, P., Haffen, E., & Gabriel, D. (2019). Behavioral and Electrophysiological Arguments in Favor of a Relationship between Impulsivity, Risk-Taking, and Success on the Iowa Gambling Task. Brain Sciences, 9(10), 248. https://doi.org/10.3390/brainsci9100248

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