Frontal cortex and reward-guided learning and decision-making

Matthew F S Rushworth; Maryann P Noonan; Erie D Boorman; Mark E Walton; Timothy E Behrens

doi:10.1016/j.neuron.2011.05.014

Frontal cortex and reward-guided learning and decision-making

Matthew F S Rushworth, Maryann P Noonan, Erie D Boorman, Mark E Walton, Timothy E Behrens

Psychology

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Abstract

Reward-guided decision-making and learning depends on distributed neural circuits with many components. Here we focus on recent evidence that suggests four frontal lobe regions make distinct contributions to reward-guided learning and decision-making: the lateral orbitofrontal cortex, the ventromedial prefrontal cortex and adjacent medial orbitofrontal cortex, anterior cingulate cortex, and the anterior lateral prefrontal cortex. We attempt to identify common themes in experiments with human participants and with animal models, which suggest roles that the areas play in learning about reward associations, selecting reward goals, choosing actions to obtain reward, and monitoring the potential value of switching to alternative courses of action.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1054-69
Number of pages	16
Journal	Neuron
Volume	70
Issue number	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuron.2011.05.014
Publication status	Published - 23 Jun 2011

Bibliographical note

Keywords

Animals
Association Learning/physiology
Decision Making/physiology
Frontal Lobe/physiology
Humans
Neural Pathways/physiology
Reward

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