31 Oct 2013
October 31, 2013

Single-Neuron Mechanisms Underlying Cost-Benefit Analysis in Frontal Cortex

Miller Laboratory, Neuroscience

Miller Lab alumnus Jon Wallis and crew studied two different types of cost-benefit decisions (delay vs effort).  They found that different neurons in the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex, orbitofrontal, and anterior cingulate encoded the different types of decisions.  Thus, rather than have neurons encode decisions on an abstract level, frontal cortex neurons encode stimuli based on their exact consequences.

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The Miller Lab uses experimental and theoretical approaches to study the neural basis of the high-level cognitive functions that underlie complex goal-directed behavior. ekmillerlab.mit.edu