Stress awareness and decision-making under uncertainty: Gender-specific effects of mild hypoxia in the Iowa Gambling Task.

S Pighin, A Fornasiero, M Testoni, A Bogani, N Bonini, B Pellegrini, F Schena, L Savadori

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S PighinCenter for Mind/Brain Science, University of Trento, Corso Bettini, 31 38068, Rovereto, TN, Italy. stefania.pighin@unitn.it.ORCID 0000-0002-9088-7201

A FornasieroCeRiSM, Sport Mountain and Health Research Centre, University of Verona, Rovereto, Italy.

M TestoniDepartment of Neuroscience, Biomedicine and Movement, University of Verona, Verona, Italy.

A BoganiCenter for Mind/Brain Science, University of Trento, Corso Bettini, 31 38068, Rovereto, TN, Italy.

N BoniniDepartment of Economics and Management, University of Trento, Trento, Italy.

B PellegriniCeRiSM, Sport Mountain and Health Research Centre, University of Verona, Rovereto, Italy.

F SchenaCeRiSM, Sport Mountain and Health Research Centre, University of Verona, Rovereto, Italy.

L SavadoriDepartment of Economics and Management, University of Trento, Trento, Italy.

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Decision-making under uncertainty is a key cognitive function that is sensitive to acute stress. While prior studies have documented gender-specific effects of stress (i.e., typically increased risk-taking in males and greater caution in females), such findings have primarily emerged in conditions where participants were aware of the ongoing stressor. The present study explored whether stress awareness modulates gender differences in risk-taking by manipulating participants' awareness of being under mild hypoxia (i.e., reduced oxygen availability), a systemic stressor that often goes unnoticed by individuals. Sixty-four participants completed the Iowa Gambling Task (IGT) under normoxic (fraction of inspired oxygen (FiO

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AwarenessDecision MakingGamblingHypoxiaSex CharacteristicsStress, PsychologicalAdolescentAdultFemaleHumansMaleNeuropsychological TestsRisk-TakingUncertaintyYoung AdultDecision makingGender differencesIowa Gambling TaskMild hypoxiaRisk-taking behaviorStress

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PMID40551054

DOI10.3758/s13415-025-01320-1

PMCPMC12615555

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