Mesencephalic representations of recent experience influence decision making

Decisions are influenced by recent experience, but the neural basis for this phenomenon is not well understood. Here, we address this question in the context of action selection. We focused on activity in the pedunculopontine tegmental nucleus (PPTg), a mesencephalic region that provides input to se...

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Main Authors: John A Thompson, Jamie D Costabile, Gidon Felsen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: eLife Sciences Publications Ltd 2016-07-01
Series:eLife
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Online Access:https://elifesciences.org/articles/16572