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Predictive decision making driven by multiple time-linked reward representations in the anterior cingulate cortex

Authors :
Marco K. Wittmann
Nils Kolling
Rei Akaishi
Bolton K. H. Chau
Joshua W. Brown
Natalie Nelissen
Matthew F. S. Rushworth
Source :
Nature Communications, Vol 7, Iss 1, Pp 1-13 (2016)
Publication Year :
2016
Publisher :
Nature Portfolio, 2016.

Abstract

Past experiences and future predictions both shape our decisions. Here, the authors trained participants in a foraging task in which reward rates varied systematically over time and find the dACC tracks both recent and past reward rates, leading to opposing effects on decisions about whether to stay or leave a reward environment.

Subjects

Subjects :
Science

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
20411723
Volume :
7
Issue :
1
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Nature Communications
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.bbb501973ed9404b85e203a8b14980aa
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms12327