The macaque anterior cingulate cortex translates counterfactual choice value into actual behavioral change
The neural mechanisms mediating sensory-guided decision making have received considerable attention but animals often pursue behaviors for which there is currently no sensory evidence. Such behaviors are guided by internal representations of choice values that have to be maintained even when these c...
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| author | Fouragnan, E Chau, BKH Folloni, D Kolling, N Verhagen, L Klein-Flugge, M Tankelevitch, L Papageorgiou, G Aubry, J-F Sallet, J Rushworth, MFS |
| author_facet | Fouragnan, E Chau, BKH Folloni, D Kolling, N Verhagen, L Klein-Flugge, M Tankelevitch, L Papageorgiou, G Aubry, J-F Sallet, J Rushworth, MFS |
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| description | The neural mechanisms mediating sensory-guided decision making have received considerable attention but animals often pursue behaviors for which there is currently no sensory evidence. Such behaviors are guided by internal representations of choice values that have to be maintained even when these choices are unavailable. We investigated how four macaque monkeys maintained representations of the value of counterfactual choices – choices that could not be taken at the current moment but which could be taken in the future. Using functional magnetic resonance imaging, we found two different patterns of activity co-varying with values of counterfactual choices in a circuit spanning hippocampus, anterior lateral prefrontal cortex, and anterior cingulate cortex (ACC). ACC activity also reflected whether the internal value representations would be translated into actual behavioral change. To establish the causal importance of ACC for this translation process, we used a novel technique, Transcranial Focused Ultrasound Stimulation, to reversibly disrupt ACC activity. |
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| spelling | oxford-uuid:f98c1358-c82c-4f11-aba5-5e3a2a1ed7912022-03-27T12:58:48ZThe macaque anterior cingulate cortex translates counterfactual choice value into actual behavioral changeJournal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_dcae04bcuuid:f98c1358-c82c-4f11-aba5-5e3a2a1ed791Symplectic Elements at OxfordSpringer Nature2019Fouragnan, EChau, BKHFolloni, DKolling, NVerhagen, LKlein-Flugge, MTankelevitch, LPapageorgiou, GAubry, J-FSallet, JRushworth, MFSThe neural mechanisms mediating sensory-guided decision making have received considerable attention but animals often pursue behaviors for which there is currently no sensory evidence. Such behaviors are guided by internal representations of choice values that have to be maintained even when these choices are unavailable. We investigated how four macaque monkeys maintained representations of the value of counterfactual choices – choices that could not be taken at the current moment but which could be taken in the future. Using functional magnetic resonance imaging, we found two different patterns of activity co-varying with values of counterfactual choices in a circuit spanning hippocampus, anterior lateral prefrontal cortex, and anterior cingulate cortex (ACC). ACC activity also reflected whether the internal value representations would be translated into actual behavioral change. To establish the causal importance of ACC for this translation process, we used a novel technique, Transcranial Focused Ultrasound Stimulation, to reversibly disrupt ACC activity. |
| spellingShingle | Fouragnan, E Chau, BKH Folloni, D Kolling, N Verhagen, L Klein-Flugge, M Tankelevitch, L Papageorgiou, G Aubry, J-F Sallet, J Rushworth, MFS The macaque anterior cingulate cortex translates counterfactual choice value into actual behavioral change |
| title | The macaque anterior cingulate cortex translates counterfactual choice value into actual behavioral change |
| title_full | The macaque anterior cingulate cortex translates counterfactual choice value into actual behavioral change |
| title_fullStr | The macaque anterior cingulate cortex translates counterfactual choice value into actual behavioral change |
| title_full_unstemmed | The macaque anterior cingulate cortex translates counterfactual choice value into actual behavioral change |
| title_short | The macaque anterior cingulate cortex translates counterfactual choice value into actual behavioral change |
| title_sort | macaque anterior cingulate cortex translates counterfactual choice value into actual behavioral change |
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