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Executive Function Assigns Value to Novel Goal-Congruent Outcomes
McDougle SD, Ballard IC, Baribault B, Bishop SJ, Collins AGE. Executive Function Assigns Value to Novel Goal-Congruent Outcomes. Cerebral Cortex 2021, 32: 231-247. PMID: 34231854, PMCID: PMC8634563, DOI: 10.1093/cercor/bhab205.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsReward circuitExecutive controlHuman reinforcementPrefrontal correlatesInstrumental learningFunctional neuroimagingNovel outcomesHigh-level representationSecondary reinforcerPrefrontal cortexMaterial rewardsSame circuitryDopaminergic circuitsNovel imageAssigns valueReward functionRewardNeuroimagingLow-level responsesComputational modelingFlexible responseReinforcersLearningCorrelatesCortex
2017
Implications of plan-based generalization in sensorimotor adaptation
McDougle S, Bond K, Taylor J. Implications of plan-based generalization in sensorimotor adaptation. Journal Of Neurophysiology 2017, 118: 383-393. PMID: 28404830, PMCID: PMC5501918, DOI: 10.1152/jn.00974.2016.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSensorimotor adaptationMaximum generalizationGeneralization functionSensorimotor adaptation taskMovement planPatterns of generalizationNeural tuning functionsActual movement directionModel of adaptationImplicit adaptationCognitive scienceGeneralization paradigmTask goalsCognitive featuresUntrained regionsAdaptation taskMotor adaptationNeural characteristicsBehavioral experimentsMotor systemPopulation codePrevious researchTransfer of knowledgeTime courseTuning functions