The neural correlates of subjective value during intertemporal choice

Joseph W. Kable; Paul W. Glimcher

doi:10.1038/nn2007

The neural correlates of subjective value during intertemporal choice

Joseph W. Kable, Paul W. Glimcher

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Neuroimaging studies of decision-making have generally related neural activity to objective measures (such as reward magnitude, probability or delay), despite choice preferences being subjective. However, economic theories posit that decision-makers behave as though different options have different subjective values. Here we use functional magnetic resonance imaging to show that neural activity in several brain regions - particularly the ventral striatum, medial prefrontal cortex and posterior cingulate cortex - tracks the revealed subjective value of delayed monetary rewards. This similarity provides unambiguous evidence that the subjective value of potential rewards is explicitly represented in the human brain.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	1625-1633
Number of pages	9
Journal	Nature Neuroscience
Volume	10
Issue number	12
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1038/nn2007
State	Published - Dec 2007

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