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Primate amygdala neurons evaluate the progress of self-defined economic choice sequences

The amygdala is a prime valuation structure yet its functions in advanced behaviors are poorly understood. We tested whether individual amygdala neurons encode a critical requirement for goal-directed behavior: the evaluation of progress during sequential choices. As monkeys progressed through choic...

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Autores principales: Grabenhorst, Fabian, Hernadi, Istvan, Schultz, Wolfram
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: eLife Sciences Publications, Ltd 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5061547/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27731795
http://dx.doi.org/10.7554/eLife.18731