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A habenula-insular circuit encodes the willingness to act

Authors :
Nima Khalighinejad
Neil Garrett
Luke Priestley
Patricia Lockwood
Matthew F. S. Rushworth
Source :
Nature Communications, Vol 12, Iss 1, Pp 1-12 (2021)
Publication Year :
2021
Publisher :
Nature Portfolio, 2021.

Abstract

A crucial component of voluntary behaviour is deciding that it is worth doing something rather than nothing. Here the authors show the brain network that encodes this decision, which includes the habenula and anterior insula.

Subjects

Subjects :
Science

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
20411723
Volume :
12
Issue :
1
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Nature Communications
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.33cc16d0aa6403f8c8c9d9d8eb023a8
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-26569-1