Is value-based choice repetition susceptible to medial frontal transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS)? A preregistered study.

Ulrike Senftleben, Johanna Kruse, Franziska M Korb, Stefan Goetz, Stefan Scherbaum

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Ulrike SenftlebenDepartment of Psychology, Technische Universität Dresden, Dresden, Germany. ulrike.senftleben@tu-dresden.de.ORCID 0000-0002-8403-0359

Johanna KruseDepartment of Psychology, Technische Universität Dresden, Dresden, Germany.

Franziska M KorbDepartment of Psychology, Technische Universität Dresden, Dresden, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-1005-0090

Stefan GoetzPratt School of Engineering, Duke University, Durham, NC, 27708, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-1944-0714

Stefan ScherbaumDepartment of Psychology, Technische Universität Dresden, Dresden, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-4408-6016

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Abstract

In value-based decision making, people have to weigh different options based on their subjective value. This process, however, also is influenced by choice biases, such as choice repetition: in a series of choices, people are more likely to repeat their decision than to switch to a different choice. Previously, it was shown that transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) can affect such choice biases. We applied tDCS over the medial prefrontal cortex to investigate whether tDCS can alter choice repetition in value-based decision making. In a preregistered study, we applied anodal, cathodal, and sham tDCS stimulation to 52 participants. While we found robust choice repetition effects, we did not find support for an effect of tDCS stimulation. We discuss these findings within the larger scope of the tDCS literature and highlight the potential roles of interindividual variability and current density strength.

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Transcranial Direct Current StimulationHumansPrefrontal CortexChoice repetitionDecision makingMedial prefrontal cortexTranscranial direct current stimulation

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PMID33796986

DOI10.3758/s13415-021-00889-7

PMCPMC8354960

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