Mediodorsal thalamus is required for discrete phases of goal-directed behavior in macaques

Reward contingencies are dynamic: outcomes that were valued at one point may subsequently lose value. Action selection in the face of dynamic reward associations requires several cognitive processes: registering a change in value of the primary reinforcer, adjusting the value of secondary reinforcer...

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Main Authors: Evan Wicker, Janita Turchi, Ludise Malkova, Patrick A Forcelli
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: eLife Sciences Publications Ltd 2018-05-01
Series:eLife
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Online Access:https://elifesciences.org/articles/37325