Risky decision-making in the balloon analogue risk task – the role of noradrenaline and cortisol
These findings underscore the complexity of stress effects on decision-making and suggest that pharmacological activation of stress systems may not straightforwardly mimic psychosocial stress. Methodological factors such as timing, dosage, receptor specificity, and task familiarity likely play critical roles in modulating these effects.
Authors
- Kim Fricke (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2337-0314)
- Thomas Jacobsen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1523-3996)
- Susanne Vogel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9717-5568)
- Nina Alexander (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-7412-0163)
- Henriette Krug (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6562-6635)
- Kai Wehkamp
Institutions
- Philipps University of Marburg (DE)
- Helmut Schmidt University (DE)
- MSH Medical School Hamburg – University of Applied Sciences and Medical University (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Psychopharmacology
- Published
- 2025-11-10
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s00213-025-06943-3
- Primary Topic
- Stress Responses and Cortisol
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00