Neural signals implicated in the processing of appetitive and aversive events in social and non-social contexts
In 2014, we participated in a special issue of Frontiers examining the neural processing of appetitive and aversive events. Specifically, we reviewed brain areas that contribute to the encoding of prediction errors and value versus salience, attention and motivation. Further, we described how we dis...
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| description | In 2014, we participated in a special issue of Frontiers examining the neural processing of appetitive and aversive events. Specifically, we reviewed brain areas that contribute to the encoding of prediction errors and value versus salience, attention and motivation. Further, we described how we disambiguated these cognitive processes and their neural substrates by using paradigms that incorporate both appetitive and aversive stimuli. We described a circuit in which the orbitofrontal cortex (OFC) signals expected value and the basolateral amygdala (BLA) encodes the salience and valence of both appetitive and aversive events. This information is integrated by the nucleus accumbens (NAc) and dopaminergic (DA) signaling in order to generate prediction and prediction error signals, which guide decision-making and learning via the dorsal striatum (DS). Lastly, the anterior cingulate cortex (ACC) is monitoring actions and outcomes, and signals the need to engage attentional control in order to optimize behavioral output. Here, we expand upon this framework, and review our recent work in which within-task manipulations of both appetitive and aversive stimuli allow us to uncover the neural processes that contribute to the detection of outcomes delivered to a conspecific and behaviors in social contexts. Specifically, we discuss the involvement of single-unit firing in the ACC and DA signals in the NAc during the processing of appetitive and aversive events in both social and non-social contexts. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-f9540afeb7394dbb93b60d23a88bc6c42022-12-22T01:31:18ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Systems Neuroscience1662-51372022-08-011610.3389/fnsys.2022.926388926388Neural signals implicated in the processing of appetitive and aversive events in social and non-social contextsDaniela Vázquez0Daniela Vázquez1Kevin N. Schneider2Kevin N. Schneider3Matthew R. Roesch4Matthew R. Roesch5Department of Psychology, University of Maryland, College Park, College Park, MD, United StatesNeuroscience and Cognitive Science Program, University of Maryland, College Park, College Park, MD, United StatesDepartment of Psychology, University of Maryland, College Park, College Park, MD, United StatesNeuroscience and Cognitive Science Program, University of Maryland, College Park, College Park, MD, United StatesDepartment of Psychology, University of Maryland, College Park, College Park, MD, United StatesNeuroscience and Cognitive Science Program, University of Maryland, College Park, College Park, MD, United StatesIn 2014, we participated in a special issue of Frontiers examining the neural processing of appetitive and aversive events. Specifically, we reviewed brain areas that contribute to the encoding of prediction errors and value versus salience, attention and motivation. Further, we described how we disambiguated these cognitive processes and their neural substrates by using paradigms that incorporate both appetitive and aversive stimuli. We described a circuit in which the orbitofrontal cortex (OFC) signals expected value and the basolateral amygdala (BLA) encodes the salience and valence of both appetitive and aversive events. This information is integrated by the nucleus accumbens (NAc) and dopaminergic (DA) signaling in order to generate prediction and prediction error signals, which guide decision-making and learning via the dorsal striatum (DS). Lastly, the anterior cingulate cortex (ACC) is monitoring actions and outcomes, and signals the need to engage attentional control in order to optimize behavioral output. Here, we expand upon this framework, and review our recent work in which within-task manipulations of both appetitive and aversive stimuli allow us to uncover the neural processes that contribute to the detection of outcomes delivered to a conspecific and behaviors in social contexts. Specifically, we discuss the involvement of single-unit firing in the ACC and DA signals in the NAc during the processing of appetitive and aversive events in both social and non-social contexts.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnsys.2022.926388/fullanterior cingulate cortexdopaminesocial behaviorsalienceattentionreward |
| spellingShingle | Daniela Vázquez Daniela Vázquez Kevin N. Schneider Kevin N. Schneider Matthew R. Roesch Matthew R. Roesch Neural signals implicated in the processing of appetitive and aversive events in social and non-social contexts Frontiers in Systems Neuroscience anterior cingulate cortex dopamine social behavior salience attention reward |
| title | Neural signals implicated in the processing of appetitive and aversive events in social and non-social contexts |
| title_full | Neural signals implicated in the processing of appetitive and aversive events in social and non-social contexts |
| title_fullStr | Neural signals implicated in the processing of appetitive and aversive events in social and non-social contexts |
| title_full_unstemmed | Neural signals implicated in the processing of appetitive and aversive events in social and non-social contexts |
| title_short | Neural signals implicated in the processing of appetitive and aversive events in social and non-social contexts |
| title_sort | neural signals implicated in the processing of appetitive and aversive events in social and non social contexts |
| topic | anterior cingulate cortex dopamine social behavior salience attention reward |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnsys.2022.926388/full |
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