Abstract
Passecker et al. show that specialized neurons in the prelimbic cortex of rats predict the next choice during the outcome evaluation in a gambling task, even for unlikely or uncertain decisions. Disrupting the prelimbic cortex led to excessive risk taking.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 152-164.e7 |
Journal | Neuron |
Volume | 101 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jan 2 2019 |
Keywords
- adaptive control
- decision-making
- gambling
- negative feedback
- outcome evaluation
- prefrontal cortex
- prelimbic cortex
- risk
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Neuroscience