Brain cells in the avian 'prefrontal cortex' code for features of slot-machine-like gambling.

Brain cells in the avian 'prefrontal cortex' code for features of slot-machine-like gambling.

Slot machines are the most common and addictive form of gambling. In the current study, we recorded from single neurons in the 'prefrontal cortex' of pigeons while they played a slot-machine-like task. We identified four categories of neurons that coded for different aspects of our slot-ma...

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Main Authors: Damian Scarf, Kirby Miles, Amanda Sloan, Natalie Goulter, Matt Hegan, Azade Seid-Fatemi, David Harper, Michael Colombo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/21283622/?tool=EBI

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/21283622/?tool=EBI

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