Association of environmental uncertainty with altered decision-making and learning mechanisms in youths with obsessive-compulsive disorder

• Main Authors: Marzuki, Aleya A., Tomić, Ivan, Ip, Samantha Hiu Yan, Gottwald, Julia, Kanen, Jonathan W., Kaser, Muzaffer, Sule, Akeem, Conway-Morris, Anna, Sahakian, Barbara J., Robbins, Trevor W.
• Format: Article
• Published: 2021
• Subjects: R Medicine (General); RC Internal medicine
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/26322/; https://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.36195

IMPORTANCE Adults with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) display perseverative behavior in stable environments but exhibit vacillating choice when payoffs are uncertain. These findings may be associated with intolerance of uncertainty and compulsive behaviors; however, little is known about the me...