Neuronal activity of the anterior cingulate cortex during an observation-based decision making task in monkeys

2012 ◽  
Vol 230 (1) ◽  
pp. 48-61 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mariana F.P. de Araujo ◽  
Etsuro Hori ◽  
Rafael S. Maior ◽  
Carlos Tomaz ◽  
Taketoshi Ono ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Anterior Cingulate Cortex ◽  
Neuronal Activity ◽  
Cingulate Cortex ◽  
Anterior Cingulate

scholarly journals Neuronal Activity in Dorsal Anterior Cingulate Cortex during Economic Choices under Variable Action Costs

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xinying Cai ◽  
Camillo Padoa-Schioppa
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Anterior Cingulate Cortex ◽  
Neuronal Activity ◽  
Reference Frames ◽  
Cingulate Cortex ◽  
Anterior Cingulate ◽  
Dorsal Anterior Cingulate Cortex ◽  
Decision Variables ◽  
The One ◽  
Economic Choices

The role of the dorsal anterior cingulate cortex (ACCd) in decision making has often been discussed but remains somewhat unclear. On the one hand, numerous studies implicated this area in decisions driven by effort or action cost. On the other hand, work on economic choices between goods (under fixed action costs) found that neurons in ACCd encoded only post-decision variables. To advance our understanding of the role played by this area in decision making, we trained monkeys to choose between different goods (juice types) offered in variable amounts and with different action costs. Importantly, the task design dissociated computation of the action cost from planning of any particular action. Neurons in ACCd encoded the chosen value and the binary choice outcome in several reference frames (chosen juice, chosen cost, chosen action). Thus, this area provided a rich representation of post-decision variables. In contrast, neurons in ACCd did not represent pre-decision variables such as individual offer values in any reference frame. Hence, ongoing decisions are unlikely guided by ACCd. Conversely, neuronal activity in this area might inform subsequent choices.

scholarly journals Neuronal activity in dorsal anterior cingulate cortex during economic choices under variable action costs

eLife ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 10 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xinying Cai ◽  
Camillo Padoa-Schioppa
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Anterior Cingulate Cortex ◽  
Neuronal Activity ◽  
Reference Frames ◽  
Cingulate Cortex ◽  
Anterior Cingulate ◽  
Dorsal Anterior Cingulate Cortex ◽  
Decision Variables ◽  
The One ◽  
Economic Choices

The role of the dorsal anterior cingulate cortex (ACCd) in decision making has often been discussed but remains somewhat unclear. On the one hand, numerous studies implicated this area in decisions driven by effort or action cost. On the other hand, work on economic choices between goods (under fixed action costs) found that neurons in ACCd encoded only post-decision variables. To advance our understanding of the role played by this area in decision making, we trained monkeys to choose between different goods (juice types) offered in variable amounts and with different action costs. Importantly, the task design dissociated computation of the action cost from planning of any particular action. Neurons in ACCd encoded the chosen value and the binary choice outcome in several reference frames (chosen juice, chosen cost, chosen action). Thus, this area provided a rich representation of post-decision variables. In contrast to the OFC, neurons in ACCd did not represent pre-decision variables such as individual offer values in any reference frame. Hence, ongoing decisions are unlikely guided by ACCd. Conversely, neuronal activity in this area might inform subsequent actions.

scholarly journals Comparing the role of the anterior cingulate cortex and 6-hydroxydopamine nucleus accumbens lesions on operant effort-based decision making

2009 ◽  
Vol 29 (8) ◽  
pp. 1678-1691 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mark E. Walton ◽  
James Groves ◽  
Katie A. Jennings ◽  
Paula L. Croxson ◽  
Trevor Sharp ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Nucleus Accumbens ◽  
Anterior Cingulate Cortex ◽  
Cingulate Cortex ◽  
Anterior Cingulate ◽  
6 Hydroxydopamine

scholarly journals Anterior cingulate cortex involved in social food-foraging decision-making strategies of rats

2017 ◽  
Vol 7 (10) ◽  
pp. e00768 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiaolin Zhong ◽  
Sihao Deng ◽  
Wenbo Ma ◽  
Yuchen Yang ◽  
Dahua Lu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Anterior Cingulate Cortex ◽  
Cingulate Cortex ◽  
Anterior Cingulate ◽  
Foraging Decision

Human Anterior Cingulate Cortex Neurons Modulated by Attention-Demanding Tasks

2000 ◽  
Vol 83 (6) ◽  
pp. 3575-3577 ◽  
Author(s):  
Karen D. Davis ◽  
William D. Hutchison ◽  
Andres M. Lozano ◽  
Ronald R. Tasker ◽  
Jonathan O. Dostrovsky
Keyword(s):  
Anterior Cingulate Cortex ◽  
Neuronal Activity ◽  
Cognitive Functions ◽  
Single Neuron ◽  
Direct Evidence ◽  
Cingulate Cortex ◽  
Anterior Cingulate ◽  
Cognitive State ◽  
Imaging Studies ◽  
Spontaneous Neuronal Activity

Recent imaging studies have implicated the anterior cingulate cortex (ACC) in various cognitive functions, including attention. However, until now, there was no evidence for changes in neuronal activity of individual ACC neurons during performance of tasks that require attention and effortful thought. We hypothesized these neurons must exist in the human ACC. In this study, we present electrophysiological data from microelectrode single neuron recordings in the human ACC of neuronal modulation during attention-demanding tasks in 19% of 36 neurons tested. These findings provide the first direct evidence of an influence of a cognitive state on the spontaneous neuronal activity of human ACC neurons.

Surprise, value and control in anterior cingulate cortex during speeded decision-making

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (4) ◽  
pp. 412-422 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eliana Vassena ◽  
James Deraeve ◽  
William H. Alexander
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Anterior Cingulate Cortex ◽  
Cingulate Cortex ◽  
Anterior Cingulate ◽  
And Control

scholarly journals Astrocytic l -Lactate Signaling Facilitates Amygdala-Anterior Cingulate Cortex Synchrony and Decision Making in Rats

Cell Reports ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 21 (9) ◽  
pp. 2407-2418 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jun Wang ◽  
Jie Tu ◽  
Bing Cao ◽  
Li Mu ◽  
Xiangwei Yang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Anterior Cingulate Cortex ◽  
Cingulate Cortex ◽  
Anterior Cingulate

scholarly journals Partially dissociable roles of OFC and ACC in stimulus-guided and action-guided decision making

2014 ◽  
Vol 111 (9) ◽  
pp. 1717-1720 ◽  
Author(s):  
Abbas Khani
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Anterior Cingulate Cortex ◽  
Orbitofrontal Cortex ◽  
Single Neuron ◽  
Cingulate Cortex ◽  
Anterior Cingulate ◽  
Functional Specialization ◽  
Complex Picture ◽  
Lesion Studies ◽  
The Brain

Recently, the functional specialization of prefrontal areas of the brain, and, specifically, the functional dissociation of the orbitofrontal cortex (OFC) and the anterior cingulate cortex (ACC), during decision making have become a particular focus of research. A number of neuropsychological and lesion studies have shown that the OFC and ACC have dissociable functions in various dimensions of decision making, which are supported by their different anatomical connections. A recent single-neuron study, however, described a more complex picture of the functional dissociation between these two frontal regions during decision making. Here, I discuss the results of that study and consider alternative interpretations in connection with other findings.

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