Task relevant variables are encoded in OFC neurons

Prefrontal Cortex (PFC) in mammals is well known for playing a key role in executive function [1-3]. Orbitofrontal Cortex (OFC), as a part of the PFC, is thought to be mainly involved in reward processing, a fundamental function in goal-directed behavior. In particular it has been proposed that OFC...

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Main Authors: Ramon Nogueira, Juan Manuel Abolafia, Jan Drugowitsch, Maria V Sanchez-Vives, Ruben Moreno-Bote
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2015-04-01
Series:Frontiers in Systems Neuroscience
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/conf.fnsys.2015.06.00009/full