Repository logo
 
Publication

Uncertainty deconstructed: conceptual analysis and state-of-the-art review of the ERP correlates of risk and ambiguity in decision-making

dc.contributor.authorBotelho, Catarina 
dc.contributor.authorFernandes, Carina 
dc.contributor.authorCampos, Carlos
dc.contributor.authorSeixas, Carlos 
dc.contributor.authorPasion, Rita 
dc.contributor.authorGarcez, Helena 
dc.contributor.authorFerreira‑Santos, Fernando 
dc.contributor.authorBarbosa, Fernando 
dc.contributor.authorMarques‑Teixeira, João 
dc.contributor.authorPaiva, Tiago O. 
dc.date.accessioned2023-09-07T15:57:11Z
dc.date.available2023-09-07T15:57:11Z
dc.date.issued2023-05-12
dc.description.abstractRisk and uncertainty are central concepts of decision neuroscience. However, a comprehensive review of the literature shows that most studies defne risk and uncertainty in an unclear fashion or use both terms interchangeably, which hinders the integration of the existing fndings. We suggest uncertainty as an umbrella term that comprises scenarios characterized by outcome variance where relevant information about the type and likelihood of outcomes may be somewhat unavailable (ambiguity) and scenarios where the likelihood of outcomes is known (risk). These conceptual issues are problematic for studies on the temporal neurodynamics of decision-making under risk and ambiguity, because they lead to heterogeneity in task design and the interpretation of the results. To assess this problem, we conducted a state-of-the-art review of ERP studies on risk and ambiguity in decision-making. By employing the above defnitions to 16 reviewed studies, our results suggest that: (a) research has focused more on risk than ambiguity processing; (b) studies assessing decision-making under risk often implemented descriptive-based paradigms, whereas studies assessing ambiguity processing equally implemented descriptive- and experience-based tasks; (c) descriptive-based studies link risk processing to increased frontal negativities (e.g., N2, N400) and both risk and ambiguity to reduced parietal positivities (e.g., P2, P3); (d) experience-based studies link risk to increased P3 amplitudes and ambiguity to increased frontal negativities and the LPC component; (e) both risk and ambiguity processing seem to be related with cognitive control, confict monitoring, and increased cognitive demand; (f) further research and improved tasks are needed to dissociate risk and ambiguity processing.pt_PT
dc.description.versioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionpt_PT
dc.identifier.citationBotelho, C., Fernandes, C., Campos, C. et al. Uncertainty deconstructed: conceptual analysis and state-of-the-art review of the ERP correlates of risk and ambiguity in decision-making. Cogn Affect Behav Neurosci 23, 522–542 (2023). https://doi.org/10.3758/s13415-023-01101-8pt_PT
dc.identifier.doi10.3758/s13415-023-01101-8pt_PT
dc.identifier.eissn1531-135X
dc.identifier.issn1530-7026
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.22/23477
dc.language.isoengpt_PT
dc.peerreviewedyespt_PT
dc.publisherSpringerpt_PT
dc.relation.publisherversionhttps://link.springer.com/article/10.3758/s13415-023-01101-8pt_PT
dc.subjectDecision-makingpt_PT
dc.subjectUncertaintypt_PT
dc.subjectRiskpt_PT
dc.subjectAmbiguitypt_PT
dc.subjectEvent-related potentialspt_PT
dc.titleUncertainty deconstructed: conceptual analysis and state-of-the-art review of the ERP correlates of risk and ambiguity in decision-makingpt_PT
dc.typejournal article
dspace.entity.typePublication
oaire.citation.endPage21pt_PT
oaire.citation.startPage1pt_PT
oaire.citation.titleCognitive, Afective, & Behavioral Neurosciencept_PT
oaire.citation.volume23pt_PT
person.familyNameCampos
person.givenNameCarlos
person.identifier.ciencia-idB518-6A52-D50F
person.identifier.orcid0000-0002-5966-4050
person.identifier.scopus-author-id56567519500
rcaap.rightsclosedAccesspt_PT
rcaap.typearticlept_PT
relation.isAuthorOfPublicationf9744770-c154-483e-b271-b58d1089d55f
relation.isAuthorOfPublication.latestForDiscoveryf9744770-c154-483e-b271-b58d1089d55f

Files

Original bundle
Now showing 1 - 1 of 1
No Thumbnail Available
Name:
ART_Carlos Campos.pdf
Size:
813.13 KB
Format:
Adobe Portable Document Format
License bundle
Now showing 1 - 1 of 1
No Thumbnail Available
Name:
license.txt
Size:
1.71 KB
Format:
Item-specific license agreed upon to submission
Description: