Physiology of the medial frontal cortex during decision-making in adult and senescent rats

Convergent evidence suggests that the dorsal medial prefrontal cortex (dmPFC) makes an important contribution to goal-directed action selection. The dmPFC is also part of a network of brain regions that becomes compromised in old age. It was hypothesized that during decision-making, some process o...

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Main Author: Insel, Nathan
Other Authors: Barnes, Carol A.
Language:en
Published: The University of Arizona. 2010
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10150/196140