Global reward state affects learning and activity in raphe nucleus and anterior insula in monkeys

Wittmann and colleagues show that not only single outcome events but also the global reward state (GRS) impact learning in macaques; low GRS drives explorative choices. Analyses of macaque BOLD signal reveals that GRS impacts activity in the anterior insula as well as the dorsal raphe nucleus.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Marco K. Wittmann, Elsa Fouragnan, Davide Folloni, Miriam C. Klein-Flügge, Bolton K. H. Chau, Mehdi Khamassi, Matthew F. S. Rushworth
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2020-07-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-17343-w