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ArticleFrontiers in behavioral neuroscience2019

Dissociable Effects of Tryptophan Supplementation on Negative Feedback Sensitivity and Reversal Learning.

Martin Thirkettle, Laura-Marie Barker, Thomas Gallagher, Nazgol Nayeb, Luca Aquili

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Article in Frontiers in behavioral neuroscience, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5citing papers in PubMed
1.8field-weighted citation impact, top 14% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed, 9 citations in OpenAlex.

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  4. The Role of Tryptophan and Tyrosine in Executive Function and Reward Processing.International journal of tryptophan research : IJTR · 2020
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Martin ThirkettleDepartment of Psychology, Sociology and Politics, Sheffield Hallam University, Sheffield, United Kingdom.
Laura-Marie BarkerDepartment of Psychology, Sociology and Politics, Sheffield Hallam University, Sheffield, United Kingdom.
Thomas GallagherDepartment of Psychology, Sociology and Politics, Sheffield Hallam University, Sheffield, United Kingdom.
Nazgol NayebDepartment of Psychology, Sociology and Politics, Sheffield Hallam University, Sheffield, United Kingdom.
Luca AquiliDepartment of Psychology, Sociology and Politics, Sheffield Hallam University, Sheffield, United Kingdom.
Sheffield Hallam University · GB

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Serotonin has been shown to modulate probabilistic reversal learning (PRL) and negative feedback sensitivity (NFS) in both animal and human studies. Whilst these two measures are tightly coupled, some studies have suggested that these may be mediated by independent mechanisms; the former, representing perseveration and cognitive flexibility, and the latter measuring the ability to maintain a response set (win-stay) at the expense of lose-shift behavior when occasional misleading feedback has been presented. Here, we tested this hypothesis in 44 healthy participants who were administered tryptophan (22 placebo, 22 tryptophan), a precursor to serotonin. We found a dissociable effect of tryptophan supplementation on PRL/NFS. Specifically, tryptophan administration increased NFS compared to the placebo group but had no effect on PRL. We discuss these findings in relation to dosages and with a particular focus on the acute tryptophan depletion (ATD) procedures.

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learningnegative feedback sensitivityreversal learningserotonintryptophan

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PMID31316358
PMCPMC6609902
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