Maya Zhe Wang

Gaze-centered gating and reactivation of value encoding in orbitofrontal cortex

The paper shows that during decision-making, macaques' gaze at empty locations reactivates value encoding in orbitofrontal cortex, influencing choices even after offers are no longer visible.

State-dependent Online Reactivations for Different Learning Strategies in Foraging

The paper shows that different learning strategies in foraging lead to distinct reactivation patterns in specific brain regions.

Orthogonal but linked neural codes for value

The paper examines neural coding for value in six brain regions and finds no explicit value neurons, but shows value is encoded implicitly through orthogonal yet linked population subspaces.

Differential encoding of safe and risky offers

This study examines how neurons in reward regions of macaques encode safe and risky offers during a gambling task, finding distinct response subspaces for each type of offer.

Anatomically distinct OFC-PCC circuits relay choice from value space to action space

The paper identifies two subregions of the orbitofrontal cortex (OFC) with distinct connectivity to the posterior cingulate cortex (PCC) and shows that the OFCin-PCC circuit relays choice signals from value to action space.

Curiosity, latent learning, and cognitive maps

The paper explores the relationship between curiosity, latent learning, and cognitive maps, proposing roles for OFC and dACC in curiosity-driven learning.

Curiosity is associated with enhanced tonic firing in dorsal anterior cingulate cortex

The paper shows that increased tonic firing in dACC predicts stronger information-seeking behavior in rhesus macaques.