Functional specialization within medial frontal cortex of the anterior cingulate for evaluating effort-related decisions.

The rat medial frontal cortex (MFC) has been implicated in allowing animals to work harder to receive larger rewards. However, it is unknown what role the individual MFC regions [anterior cingulate cortex (ACC) and prelimbic-infralimbic cortex (PL-IL)] play in such decision making. To investigate th...

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Main Authors: Walton, M, Bannerman, D, Alterescu, K, Rushworth, M
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2003