The orbitofrontal cortex: reward, emotion and depression
The orbitofrontal cortex in primates including humans is the key brain area in emotion, and
in the representation of reward value and in non-reward, that is not obtaining an expected …
in the representation of reward value and in non-reward, that is not obtaining an expected …
The self in context: brain systems linking mental and physical health
Increasing evidence suggests that mental health and physical health are linked by neural
systems that jointly regulate somatic physiology and high-level cognition. Key systems …
systems that jointly regulate somatic physiology and high-level cognition. Key systems …
Meta-reinforcement learning via orbitofrontal cortex
The meta-reinforcement learning (meta-RL) framework, which involves RL over multiple
timescales, has been successful in training deep RL models that generalize to new …
timescales, has been successful in training deep RL models that generalize to new …
The neural basis of reversal learning: An updated perspective
Reversal learning paradigms are among the most widely used tests of cognitive flexibility
and have been used as assays, across species, for altered cognitive processes in a host of …
and have been used as assays, across species, for altered cognitive processes in a host of …
The neuroscience of placebo effects: connecting context, learning and health
Placebo effects are beneficial effects that are attributable to the brain–mind responses to the
context in which a treatment is delivered rather than to the specific actions of the drug. They …
context in which a treatment is delivered rather than to the specific actions of the drug. They …
Executive functions
Executive functions (EFs) include high-order cognitive abilities such as working memory,
inhibitory control, cognitive flexibility, planning, reasoning, and problem solving. EFs enable …
inhibitory control, cognitive flexibility, planning, reasoning, and problem solving. EFs enable …
Neural correlates of maintaining one's political beliefs in the face of counterevidence
People often discount evidence that contradicts their firmly held beliefs. However, little is
known about the neural mechanisms that govern this behavior. We used neuroimaging to …
known about the neural mechanisms that govern this behavior. We used neuroimaging to …
What the orbitofrontal cortex does not do
TA Stalnaker, NK Cooch, G Schoenbaum - Nature neuroscience, 2015 - nature.com
The number of papers about the orbitofrontal cortex (OFC) has grown from 1 per month in
1987 to a current rate of over 50 per month. This publication stream has implicated the OFC …
1987 to a current rate of over 50 per month. This publication stream has implicated the OFC …
A meta-analysis of heart rate variability and neuroimaging studies: implications for heart rate variability as a marker of stress and health
The intimate connection between the brain and the heart was enunciated by Claude
Bernard over 150 years ago. In our neurovisceral integration model we have tried to build on …
Bernard over 150 years ago. In our neurovisceral integration model we have tried to build on …
Dysfunction of the prefrontal cortex in addiction: neuroimaging findings and clinical implications
RZ Goldstein, ND Volkow - Nature reviews neuroscience, 2011 - nature.com
The loss of control over drug intake that occurs in addiction was initially believed to result
from disruption of subcortical reward circuits. However, imaging studies in addictive …
from disruption of subcortical reward circuits. However, imaging studies in addictive …