What's Worth the Risk? A Neural Circuit for Trade-Offs.
basic_science · Level V
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- Also identified by DOI 10.1016/j.cell.2015.05.031.
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Abstract
Cost-benefit analysis in decision making takes place in everyday life for animals and humans alike. In this issue, a neural circuit specific for modulating these behaviors is identified in rats and reveals elusive functional distinctions between long-mysterious anatomical features of the brain.
Medical subject headings
- Choice Behavior
- Conflict, Psychological
- Decision Making
- Prefrontal Cortex