Psychology

Orbitofrontal cortex contributes to the comparison of values underlying economic choices

S. Ballesta, W. Shi, et al.

Discover how researchers Sébastien Ballesta, Weikang Shi, and Camillo Padoa-Schioppa have advanced our understanding of economic choices in the brain! Their groundbreaking study reveals the orbitofrontal cortex's crucial role in value comparison—showing that stimulation can disrupt this process without affecting offer values. Dive into the fascinating world of neuroscience and economics!

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Abstract

Economic choices involve computing and comparing subjective values. Previous research identified three neuron groups in the orbitofrontal cortex (OFC) of monkeys making juice choices: offer value cells, chosen juice cells, and chosen value cells. This suggested value comparison within OFC, but causal evidence was lacking. This study used weak electrical stimulation of OFC to show that it disrupts value comparison without altering offer values, confirming OFC's role in value comparison.

Publisher

Nature Communications

Published On

Jul 29, 2022

Authors

Sébastien Ballesta, Weikang Shi, Camillo Padoa-Schioppa

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