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 ResearchMeSH KeywordsExecutive FunctionGoalsHumansMotivationPrefrontal CortexReinforcement, PsychologyRewardConceptsReward circuitExecutive controlHuman reinforcementPrefrontal correlatesInstrumental learningFunctional neuroimagingNovel outcomesHigh-level representationSecondary reinforcerPrefrontal cortexMaterial rewardsSame circuitryDopaminergic circuitsNovel imageAssigns valueReward functionRewardNeuroimagingLow-level responsesComputational modelingFlexible responseReinforcersLearningCorrelatesCortex