Revisiting the electrophysiological correlates of valence and expectancy in reward processing – A multi-lab replication

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Beitragende

  • Katharina Paul - , Universität Hamburg (Autor:in)
  • Douglas J. Angus - , Bond University (Autor:in)
  • Florian Bublatzky - , Universität Heidelberg (Autor:in)
  • Raoul Wüllhorst - , Professur für Klinische Psychologie und Suchtforschung (Autor:in)
  • Tanja Endrass - , Professur für Klinische Psychologie und Suchtforschung (Autor:in)
  • Lisa Marie Greenwood - , Australian National University (Autor:in)
  • Greg Hajcak - , Florida State University (Autor:in)
  • Bradley N. Jack - , Australian National University (Autor:in)
  • Sebastian P. Korinth - , DIPF | Leibniz-Institut für Bildungsforschung und Bildungsinformation, Center for Individual Development and Adaptive Education of Children at Risk (IDeA) (Autor:in)
  • Leon O.H. Kroczek - , Universität Regensburg (Autor:in)
  • Boris Lucero - , Universidad Católica del Maule (Autor:in)
  • Annakarina Mundorf - , MSH Medical School Hamburg (Autor:in)
  • Sophie Nolden - , Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität Frankfurt am Main, Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg, DIPF | Leibniz-Institut für Bildungsforschung und Bildungsinformation (Autor:in)
  • Jutta Peterburs - , MSH Medical School Hamburg (Autor:in)
  • Daniela M. Pfabigan - , University of Bergen, Vestfold Hospital Trust (Autor:in)
  • Antonio Schettino - , Erasmus University Rotterdam, Institute for Globally Distributed Open Research and Education (IGDORE) (Autor:in)
  • Mario Carlo Severo - , Leiden University (Autor:in)
  • Yee Lee Shing - , Center for Individual Development and Adaptive Education of Children at Risk (IDeA), Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität Frankfurt am Main (Autor:in)
  • Gözem Turan - , Center for Individual Development and Adaptive Education of Children at Risk (IDeA), Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität Frankfurt am Main (Autor:in)
  • Melle J.W. van der Molen - , Leiden University (Autor:in)
  • Matthias J. Wieser - , Erasmus University Rotterdam (Autor:in)
  • Niclas Willscheid - , Universität Heidelberg (Autor:in)
  • Faisal Mushtaq - , University of Leeds (Autor:in)
  • Yuri G. Pavlov - , Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen (Autor:in)
  • Gilles Pourtois - , Ghent University (Autor:in)

Abstract

Two event-related brain potential (ERP) components, the frontocentral feedback-related negativity (FRN) and the posterior P300, are key in feedback processing. The FRN typically exhibits greater amplitude in response to negative and unexpected outcomes, whereas the P300 is generally more pronounced for positive outcomes. In an influential ERP study, Hajcak et al., (2005) manipulated outcome valence and expectancy in a guessing task. They found the FRN was larger for negative outcomes regardless of expectancy, and the P300 larger for unexpected outcomes regardless of valence. These findings challenged the dominant Reinforcement Learning Theory of the ERN. We aimed to replicate these results within the #EEGManyLabs project (Pavlov et al., 2021) across thirteen labs. Our replication, including robustness tests, a PCA and Bayesian models, found that both FRN and P300 were significantly modulated by outcome valence and expectancy: FRN amplitudes (no-reward - reward) were largest for unexpected outcomes, and P300 amplitudes were largest for reward outcomes. These results were consistent across different methods and analyses. Although our findings only partially replicate the original study, they underscore the complexity of feedback processing and demonstrate how aspects of Reinforcement Learning Theory may apply to the P300 component, reinforcing the need for rigorous ERP research methodologies.

Details

OriginalspracheEnglisch
Seiten (von - bis)150-171
Seitenumfang22
FachzeitschriftCortex
Jahrgang184
PublikationsstatusVeröffentlicht - März 2025
Peer-Review-StatusJa

Externe IDs

PubMed 39862559
ORCID /0000-0002-8845-8803/work/212488397

Schlagworte

Schlagwörter

  • EEG, EEGManyLabs, ERP, FRN, Replication, Reward, RewP