The neural basis of cost-benefit trade-offs in effort investment: a quantitative activation likelihood estimation meta-analysis
Nathaniel Edgar, Kevin da Silva Castanheira, Gary R. Turner, R. Nathan Spreng, Eliana Vassena, A. Ross Otto
This study uses meta-analysis to show that mPFC/dACC processes task demand and reward separately, with caudal regions integrating them to reflect cost-benefit trade-offs in effort investment.
Cognitive Affective & Behavioral Neuroscience · Feb 14, 2026Peer-reviewedNeuroscience