Neural substrates of contingency learning and executive control: dissociating physical, valuative, and behavioral changes

Contingency learning is fundamental to cognition. Knowledge about environmental contingencies allows behavioral flexibility, as executive control processes accommodate the demands of novel or changing environments. Studies of experiential learning have focused on the relationship between actions and...

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Main Authors: O'Dhaniel A Mullette-Gillman, Scott A Huettel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2009-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Human Neuroscience
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/neuro.09.023.2009/full