Amygdala activity for the modulation of goal-directed behavior in emotional contexts.

Choosing valuable objects and rewarding actions is critical for survival. While such choices must be made in a way that suits the animal's circumstances, the neural mechanisms underlying such context-appropriate behavior are unclear. To address this question, we devised a context-dependent rewa...

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Main Authors: Kazutaka Maeda, Jun Kunimatsu, Okihide Hikosaka
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-06-01
Series:PLoS Biology
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5988268?pdf=render