Toward a holistic view of value and social processing in the amygdala: Insights from primate behavioral neurophysiology
Putnam PT, Chang SWC. Toward a holistic view of value and social processing in the amygdala: Insights from primate behavioral neurophysiology. Behavioural Brain Research 2021, 411: 113356. PMID: 33989727, PMCID: PMC8238892, DOI: 10.1016/j.bbr.2021.113356.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSocial behaviorSocial stimuliValue-related processesNegative emotional processesAspects of cognitionReward-related processesDistinct brain regionsSocial processingEmotional processesAmygdala's roleNeural basisPositive affectHolistic hypothesisPrimate neurophysiologyNeurophysiological mechanismsBehavioral neurophysiologySocial interactionValue processingModern neuroscienceTemporal lobeBrain regionsAmygdalaStimuliNeurophysiologyProcessingSocial processing by the primate medial frontal cortex
Putnam PT, Chang SWC. Social processing by the primate medial frontal cortex. International Review Of Neurobiology 2021, 158: 213-248. PMID: 33785146, PMCID: PMC8232543, DOI: 10.1016/bs.irn.2020.12.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrimate medial frontal cortexMedial frontal cortexFrontal cortexSocial interactionSocial behaviorSocial information processingAdaptive social interactionsNon-social behaviorsComplex social behaviorsSocial processingInformation processing systemsNeurophysiology literatureVicarious learningSocial partnersInformation processingSocial monitoringNeuronal substratesBrain regionsUnique contributionNeurophysiology experimentsSocial functionCortexNeural algorithmDecision-making processNonhuman primates