Which type of feedback—Positive or negative- reinforces decision recall? An EEG study
This study examines the impact of positive and negative feedback on recall of past decisions, focusing on behavioral performance and electrophysiological (EEG) responses. Participants completed a decision-making task involving 10 real-life scenarios, each followed by immediate positive or negative f...
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| author | Michela Balconi Michela Balconi Laura Angioletti Laura Angioletti Roberta A. Allegretta Roberta A. Allegretta |
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| description | This study examines the impact of positive and negative feedback on recall of past decisions, focusing on behavioral performance and electrophysiological (EEG) responses. Participants completed a decision-making task involving 10 real-life scenarios, each followed by immediate positive or negative feedback. In a recall phase, participants’ accuracy (ACC), errors (ERRs), and response times (RTs) were recorded alongside EEG data to analyze brain activity patterns related to recall. Results indicate that accurately recalled decisions with positive feedback had slower RTs, suggesting an attentional bias toward positive information that could increase cognitive load during memory retrieval. A lack of difference in recall accuracy implies that social stimuli and situational goals may influence the positivity bias. EEG data showed distinct patterns: lower alpha band activity in frontal regions (AF7, AF8) for both correct and incorrect decisions recall, reflecting focused attention and cognitive control. Correctly recalled decisions with negative feedback showed higher delta activity, often linked to aversive processing, while incorrect recalls with negative feedback showed higher beta and gamma activity. A theta band feedback-dependent modulation in electrode activity showed higher values for decisions with negative feedback, suggesting memory suppression. These findings suggest that recalling decisions linked to self-threatening feedback may require greater cognitive effort, as seen in increased beta and gamma activity, which may indicate motivational processing and selective memory suppression. This study provides insights into the neural mechanisms of feedback-based memory recall, showing how feedback valence affects not only behavioral outcomes but also the cognitive and emotional processes involved in decision recall. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-b3892243ca29466c815ee3f1cae99aa12025-01-08T06:12:06ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Systems Neuroscience1662-51372025-01-011810.3389/fnsys.2024.15244751524475Which type of feedback—Positive or negative- reinforces decision recall? An EEG studyMichela Balconi0Michela Balconi1Laura Angioletti2Laura Angioletti3Roberta A. Allegretta4Roberta A. Allegretta5International research center for Cognitive Applied Neuroscience (IrcCAN), Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Milan, ItalyResearch Unit in Affective and Social Neuroscience, Department of Psychology, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Milan, ItalyInternational research center for Cognitive Applied Neuroscience (IrcCAN), Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Milan, ItalyResearch Unit in Affective and Social Neuroscience, Department of Psychology, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Milan, ItalyInternational research center for Cognitive Applied Neuroscience (IrcCAN), Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Milan, ItalyResearch Unit in Affective and Social Neuroscience, Department of Psychology, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Milan, ItalyThis study examines the impact of positive and negative feedback on recall of past decisions, focusing on behavioral performance and electrophysiological (EEG) responses. Participants completed a decision-making task involving 10 real-life scenarios, each followed by immediate positive or negative feedback. In a recall phase, participants’ accuracy (ACC), errors (ERRs), and response times (RTs) were recorded alongside EEG data to analyze brain activity patterns related to recall. Results indicate that accurately recalled decisions with positive feedback had slower RTs, suggesting an attentional bias toward positive information that could increase cognitive load during memory retrieval. A lack of difference in recall accuracy implies that social stimuli and situational goals may influence the positivity bias. EEG data showed distinct patterns: lower alpha band activity in frontal regions (AF7, AF8) for both correct and incorrect decisions recall, reflecting focused attention and cognitive control. Correctly recalled decisions with negative feedback showed higher delta activity, often linked to aversive processing, while incorrect recalls with negative feedback showed higher beta and gamma activity. A theta band feedback-dependent modulation in electrode activity showed higher values for decisions with negative feedback, suggesting memory suppression. These findings suggest that recalling decisions linked to self-threatening feedback may require greater cognitive effort, as seen in increased beta and gamma activity, which may indicate motivational processing and selective memory suppression. This study provides insights into the neural mechanisms of feedback-based memory recall, showing how feedback valence affects not only behavioral outcomes but also the cognitive and emotional processes involved in decision recall.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnsys.2024.1524475/fullfeedback valencerecalldecision-makingEEGthetaalpha |
| spellingShingle | Michela Balconi Michela Balconi Laura Angioletti Laura Angioletti Roberta A. Allegretta Roberta A. Allegretta Which type of feedback—Positive or negative- reinforces decision recall? An EEG study Frontiers in Systems Neuroscience feedback valence recall decision-making EEG theta alpha |
| title | Which type of feedback—Positive or negative- reinforces decision recall? An EEG study |
| title_full | Which type of feedback—Positive or negative- reinforces decision recall? An EEG study |
| title_fullStr | Which type of feedback—Positive or negative- reinforces decision recall? An EEG study |
| title_full_unstemmed | Which type of feedback—Positive or negative- reinforces decision recall? An EEG study |
| title_short | Which type of feedback—Positive or negative- reinforces decision recall? An EEG study |
| title_sort | which type of feedback positive or negative reinforces decision recall an eeg study |
| topic | feedback valence recall decision-making EEG theta alpha |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnsys.2024.1524475/full |
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