Not all effort is equal: the role of the anterior cingulate cortex in different forms of effort-reward decisions

The rat anterior cingulate cortex (ACC) mediates effort-based decision making when the task requires the physical effort of climbing a ramp. Normal rats will readily climb a barrier leading to high reward whereas rats with ACC lesions will opt instead for an easily obtained small reward. The prese...

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Main Authors: Victoria eHolec, Heather L Pirot, David R Euston
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2014-01-01
Series:Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fnbeh.2014.00012/full