Monetary Incentive Delay Task for Probing Reward-related Neural Processes

The Monetary Incentive Delay functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging task is well-characterized and commonly utilized in research settings to measure neural activation between win and loss conditions, as well as between phases of anticipation and consummation/outcome. A recent meta-analysis indicates that the task has been used in over 80 studies and 5,000 subjects as of Year 2022. The task is also valid and appropriate for use in children and adolescents, as demonstrated by its inclusion in National Institute on Drug Abuse ABCD study. The task is utilized for its short-lived, reversible, and/or benign effects on brain activation (e.g., brief processing of a reward cue).