Reduced planning depth and stronger probability discounting in alcohol and tobacco use disorder
Background: Substance use disorders (SUDs) are associated with impaired goal-directed decision-making, but the specific cognitive mechanisms underlying these deficits remain unclear. Forward planning, a key component of goal-directed control, requires strategies to contain computational demand and ensure feasibility through heuristics such as reducing planning depth, pruning unlikely options, and…
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