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Catecholaminergic modulation of the cost of cognitive control in healthy older adults
Catecholamines have long been associated with cognitive control and value-based decision-making. More recently, we have shown that catecholamines also modulate value-based decision-making about whether or not to engage in cognitive control. Yet it is unclear whether catecholamines influence these de...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7034873/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32084218 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0229294 |
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author | Froböse, Monja I. Westbrook, Andrew Bloemendaal, Mirjam Aarts, Esther Cools, Roshan |
author_facet | Froböse, Monja I. Westbrook, Andrew Bloemendaal, Mirjam Aarts, Esther Cools, Roshan |
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description | Catecholamines have long been associated with cognitive control and value-based decision-making. More recently, we have shown that catecholamines also modulate value-based decision-making about whether or not to engage in cognitive control. Yet it is unclear whether catecholamines influence these decisions by altering the subjective value of control. Thus, we tested whether tyrosine, a catecholamine precursor altered the subjective value of performing a demanding working memory task among healthy older adults (60–75 years). Contrary to our prediction, tyrosine administration did not significantly increase the subjective value of conducting an N-back task for reward, as a main effect. Instead, in line with our previous study, exploratory analyses indicated that drug effects varied as a function of participants’ trait impulsivity scores. Specifically, tyrosine increased the subjective value of conducting an N-back task in low impulsive participants, while reducing its value in more impulsive participants. One implication of these findings is that the over-the-counter tyrosine supplements may be accompanied by an undermining effect on the motivation to perform demanding cognitive tasks, at least in certain older adults. Taken together, these findings indicate that catecholamines can alter cognitive control by modulating motivation (rather than just the ability) to exert cognitive control. |
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spelling | pubmed-70348732020-02-27 Catecholaminergic modulation of the cost of cognitive control in healthy older adults Froböse, Monja I. Westbrook, Andrew Bloemendaal, Mirjam Aarts, Esther Cools, Roshan PLoS One Research Article Catecholamines have long been associated with cognitive control and value-based decision-making. More recently, we have shown that catecholamines also modulate value-based decision-making about whether or not to engage in cognitive control. Yet it is unclear whether catecholamines influence these decisions by altering the subjective value of control. Thus, we tested whether tyrosine, a catecholamine precursor altered the subjective value of performing a demanding working memory task among healthy older adults (60–75 years). Contrary to our prediction, tyrosine administration did not significantly increase the subjective value of conducting an N-back task for reward, as a main effect. Instead, in line with our previous study, exploratory analyses indicated that drug effects varied as a function of participants’ trait impulsivity scores. Specifically, tyrosine increased the subjective value of conducting an N-back task in low impulsive participants, while reducing its value in more impulsive participants. One implication of these findings is that the over-the-counter tyrosine supplements may be accompanied by an undermining effect on the motivation to perform demanding cognitive tasks, at least in certain older adults. Taken together, these findings indicate that catecholamines can alter cognitive control by modulating motivation (rather than just the ability) to exert cognitive control. Public Library of Science 2020-02-21 /pmc/articles/PMC7034873/ /pubmed/32084218 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0229294 Text en © 2020 Froböse et al http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) , which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. |
spellingShingle | Research Article Froböse, Monja I. Westbrook, Andrew Bloemendaal, Mirjam Aarts, Esther Cools, Roshan Catecholaminergic modulation of the cost of cognitive control in healthy older adults |
title | Catecholaminergic modulation of the cost of cognitive control in healthy older adults |
title_full | Catecholaminergic modulation of the cost of cognitive control in healthy older adults |
title_fullStr | Catecholaminergic modulation of the cost of cognitive control in healthy older adults |
title_full_unstemmed | Catecholaminergic modulation of the cost of cognitive control in healthy older adults |
title_short | Catecholaminergic modulation of the cost of cognitive control in healthy older adults |
title_sort | catecholaminergic modulation of the cost of cognitive control in healthy older adults |
topic | Research Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7034873/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32084218 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0229294 |
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