The Involvement of the Orbitofrontal Cortex in the Experience of Regret
University of Siena · Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique · +3 more institutions
Abstract
Facing the consequence of a decision we made can trigger emotions like satisfaction, relief, or regret, which reflect our assessment of what was gained as compared to what would have been gained by making a different decision. These emotions are mediated by a cognitive process known as counterfactual thinking. By manipulating a simple gambling task, we characterized a subject's choices in terms of their anticipated and actual emotional impact. Normal subjects reported emotional responses consistent with counterfactual thinking; they chose to minimize future regret and learned from their emotional experience. Patients with orbitofrontal cortical lesions, however, did not report regret or anticipate negative…
Citation impact
- FWCI
- 16.08
- Percentile
- 100%
- References
- 16
Authors
6- NCNathalie CamilleCorresponding
University of Siena, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Sorbonne Université, Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital, Institut des Sciences Cognitives
- GCGiorgio CoricelliCorresponding
University of Siena, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Sorbonne Université, Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital, Institut des Sciences Cognitives
- JSJérôme Sallet
University of Siena, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Sorbonne Université, Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital, Institut des Sciences Cognitives
- PPP. Pradat-Diehl
University of Siena, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Sorbonne Université, Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital, Institut des Sciences Cognitives
- JDJean‐René Duhamel
University of Siena, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Sorbonne Université, Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital, Institut des Sciences Cognitives
Topics & keywords
- Regret
- Counterfactual thinking
- Orbitofrontal cortex
- Psychology
- Cognitive psychology
- Social psychology
- Task (project management)
- Cognition
- Peace, Justice and strong institutions