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Dissociation of vicarious and experienced rewards by coupling frequency within the same neural pathway
Putnam P, Chu C, Fagan N, Dal Monte O, Chang S. Dissociation of vicarious and experienced rewards by coupling frequency within the same neural pathway. Neuron 2023, 111: 2513-2522.e4. PMID: 37348507, PMCID: PMC10527039, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2023.05.020.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBasolateral Nuclear ComplexBrainDecision MakingGyrus CinguliNeural PathwaysRewardConceptsExperienced rewardsVicarious rewardBasolateral amygdalaAlpha/beta frequencyLocal field potentialsSame neural pathwaysSelect brain regionsSocial learningNeural systemsSocial interactionDirectional influenceRewardBrain regionsBeta frequenciesNeural pathwaysGamma frequenciesShared experienceDecision makingNeuronal interactionsSocial agencyField potentialsVoluntary choiceSocial choiceGyrusAmygdalaWidespread implementations of interactive social gaze neurons in the primate prefrontal-amygdala networks
Dal Monte O, Fan S, Fagan NA, Chu CJ, Zhou MB, Putnam PT, Nair AR, Chang SWC. Widespread implementations of interactive social gaze neurons in the primate prefrontal-amygdala networks. Neuron 2022, 110: 2183-2197.e7. PMID: 35545090, PMCID: PMC9262836, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2022.04.013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchThe anterior cingulate cortex is necessary for forming prosocial preferences from vicarious reinforcement in monkeys
Basile BM, Schafroth JL, Karaskiewicz CL, Chang SWC, Murray EA. The anterior cingulate cortex is necessary for forming prosocial preferences from vicarious reinforcement in monkeys. PLOS Biology 2020, 18: e3000677. PMID: 32530910, PMCID: PMC7292358, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pbio.3000677.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsChoice BehaviorGyrus CinguliMacaca mulattaMalePupilReinforcement, PsychologySocial BehaviorConceptsAnterior cingulate cortexProsocial preferencesVicarious reinforcementCingulate cortexACC lesionsPrimate anterior cingulate cortexSocial preferencesDifferent visual cuesSocial cognitionReward outcomesReinforcement taskReward deliveryVisual cuesACC contributionSocial outcomesCuesSocial relationshipsExcitotoxic lesionsPeripheral targetsGood thingGreater tendencySelfCortexLesion groupSingle neuronsSpecialized medial prefrontal–amygdala coordination in other-regarding decision preference
Dal Monte O, Chu CCJ, Fagan NA, Chang SWC. Specialized medial prefrontal–amygdala coordination in other-regarding decision preference. Nature Neuroscience 2020, 23: 565-574. PMID: 32094970, PMCID: PMC7131896, DOI: 10.1038/s41593-020-0593-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMultiple cognitive operationsRostral anterior cingulate gyrusMedial prefrontal cortexSubcortical brain regionsAnterior cingulate gyrusCognitive operationsGamma frequency bandSocial decisionsSpecialized coordinationPrefrontal cortexNegative ORPSocial behaviorNeural populationsCingulate gyrusBrain regionsBasolateral amygdalaNetwork interactDecision preferencesSpecific directionalityNeuronal interactionsRewardGyrusAmygdalaPreferencesCortexThe Anterior Cingulate Gyrus and Social Cognition: Tracking the Motivation of Others
Apps MA, Rushworth MF, Chang SW. The Anterior Cingulate Gyrus and Social Cognition: Tracking the Motivation of Others. Neuron 2016, 90: 692-707. PMID: 27196973, PMCID: PMC4885021, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2016.04.018.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAnterior cingulate cortexSocial cognitionSocio-cognitive abilitiesAnterior cingulate gyrusCognitive processesError processingSocial informationCingulate cortexSocial interactionSocial behaviorCingulate gyrusCognitionTestable predictionsGyrusMotivationACCGFurther evidenceComputational propertiesKey mechanismCortexBehaviorProcessingEvidenceIndividualsAbility
2021
Autonomic Arousal Tracks Outcome Salience Not Valence in Monkeys Making Social Decisions
Basile BM, Joiner JA, Dal Monte O, Fagan NA, Karaskiewicz CL, Lucas DR, Chang SWC, Murray EA. Autonomic Arousal Tracks Outcome Salience Not Valence in Monkeys Making Social Decisions. Behavioral Neuroscience 2021, 135: 443-452. PMID: 34264694, PMCID: PMC8489567, DOI: 10.1037/bne0000424.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2012
Neuronal reference frames for social decisions in primate frontal cortex
Chang SW, Gariépy JF, Platt ML. Neuronal reference frames for social decisions in primate frontal cortex. Nature Neuroscience 2012, 16: 243-250. PMID: 23263442, PMCID: PMC3557617, DOI: 10.1038/nn.3287.Peer-Reviewed Original Research