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Role of Reward Systems in ADHD and Impulsive Choice: A Systematic Review
University of Skövde, School of Bioscience.
2021 (English)Independent thesis Basic level (degree of Bachelor), 15 credits / 22,5 HE creditsStudent thesis
Abstract [en]

Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is characterized by hyperactivity, impulsive behavior, and excessive in attention. The diagnosis is divided into different types of ADHD depending on the symptoms. A single cause for the diagnosis has not been found; therefore, various models exist. When choosing between an immediate smaller reward and a later larger reward, ADHD-diagnosed individuals often choose the immediate smaller reward, termed choice impulsivity (CI). Several models have tried to explain this phenomenon. One theory argues that the subjective value of the reward diminishes when the reward is moved furtheraway in time. Others claim that it is a deficit in inhibitory-based executive dysfunction and that ADHD individuals cannot suppress the drive and resist the temptation of the earlier reward. The delay aversion model argues that it is a motivational problem with an abnormality in the reward mechanism making the patients hypersensitive to delayed rewards. The negative affective state that evokes from the delayed rewards makes them want to escape or avoid it and therefore choose the small, immediate reward. The insula and the amygdala mediate both negative and positive emotional processes in the brain and are candidates for this phenomenon. In this systematic review, four scientific studies were selected and included to investigate if the insula and amygdala are the primary CI candidates in ADHD-diagnosed individuals. The systematic review results support the idea that the amygdala correlates with CI in ADHD-diagnosed individuals, therefore supporting the delay aversion model theory of ADHD. A correlation between insula and CI in ADHD-diagnosed individuals could not be established in this systematic review. Understanding the role that emotional structures have in ADHD can help to develop interventions or therapy to cope with the disadvantaged features of ADHD. 

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2021. , p. 22
Keywords [en]
adhd, choice impulsivity, delay aversion, reward, insula, amygdala
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Neurosciences
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URN: urn:nbn:se:his:diva-20646OAI: oai:DiVA.org:his-20646DiVA, id: diva2:1602868
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Cognitive Neuroscience
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Cognitive Neuroscience - Applied Positive Psychology
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Available from: 2021-10-13 Created: 2021-10-13 Last updated: 2021-10-13Bibliographically approved

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