Overall, the results challenge the idea that motivational symptoms universally impair decision-making.

In the paper, we discuss potential reasons for this surprising finding.

We are very happy to hear your thoughts, and please share!

Across 3 studies (1 preregistered), combined n>600, using 2 different RL tasks, we found that performance was positively correlated with anhedonia symptoms.

General depression effects were mixed, but no correlations were negative.

These results are unexpected so we look forward to feedback!