The In-Flight Affective Brain: Decision Making Under Uncertainty and Safety Implications in Aviation
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2017
City
Dayton
Abstract
Understanding the relation betweenmotivation and pilot impulsive decision-making is extremely important in the context of aviation human factors.One way to operationalize motivation is by presentingparticipantswith different reinforces, either primary (e.g. food rewards) or secondary (e.g. financial incentives,arguably playinga crucial role in in-flight decision-making).To establish the role that different reward systems play in decision-making, we tested the extent to which distinct brain regions aresensitive to the reinforcement content. Combininganeuro-economics approach with a voxel-based lesion method, we foundthat distinct regions within orbito-frontal cortex (OFC) are differentially involved in impulsivitydecisionsbased on the reinforcement type. In contrast, lesions in dorsolateral prefrontalcortex (DLPFC) were not associated with such decisions. Theseresults suggest a distinction between reward typesatthe neural level,andthus emphasize the importance of investigating how different reinforces can affectflight activityespecially in pilot impulsive, risk-taking behavior.
Repository Citation
Sestito, M.,
Benuzzi, F.,
Park, S.,
Wydoodt, P.,
Scoditti, U.,
Pavesi, G.,
Nichelli, P. F.,
& Dreher, J.
(2017). The In-Flight Affective Brain: Decision Making Under Uncertainty and Safety Implications in Aviation. 19th International Symposium on Aviation Psychology, 347-352.
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