Primate ventromedial prefrontal cortex neurons continuously encode the willingness to engage in reward directed behavior.
Aurore San Galli, Chiara Varazzani, Raphaelle Abitbol, Mathias Pessiglione, Sebastien Bouret
This study shows that VMPFC neurons in monkeys continuously encode contextual factors influencing reward-directed behavior, reflecting motivational states over time.
bioRxiv · Jul 6, 2016Neuroscience