An agent independent axis for executed and modeled choice in medial prefrontal cortex.

Journal article

Adaptive success in social animals depends on an ability to infer the likely actions of others. Little is known about the neural computations that underlie this capacity. Here, we show that the brain models the values and choices of others even when these values are currently irrelevant. These modeled choices use the same computations that underlie our own choices, but are resolved in a distinct neighboring medial prefrontal brain region. Crucially, however, when subjects choose on behalf of ...

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Authors: Nicolle, A; Klein-Flügge, M; Hunt, LT; Vlaev, I; Dolan, R

• Publication status: Published
• Journal: Neuron
• Volume: 75
• Issue: 6
• Pages: 1114-1121
• Publication date: 2012-09-01
• DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2012.07.023
• EISSN: 1097-4199
• ISSN: 0896-6273
• Language: English
• Keywords: Magnetic Resonance Imaging; Prefrontal Cortex; Female; Male; Image Processing, Computer-Assisted; Choice Behavior; Time Factors; Executive Function; Humans; Reaction Time; Computer Simulation; Models, Neurological; Brain Mapping; Oxygen