Decision-Making Under Uncertainty

Also known as: Iowa Gambling Task · Somatic marker hypothesis · Risk-reward learning

The ability to learn from outcomes and shift behavior toward advantageous choices when reward contingencies are uncertain. The Iowa Gambling Task models real-world decisions where short-term gains can mask long-term losses, requiring somatic markers and implicit learning.

Source:

Bechara, A., Damasio, A. R., Damasio, H., & Anderson, S. W. (1994). Insensitivity to future consequences following damage to human prefrontal cortex. Cognition, 50(1-3), 7-15.

DOI:

10.1016/0010-0277(94)90020-5