One hypothesis concerning the human dorsal anterior cingulate cortex (ACC) is that it
functions, in part, to signal the occurrence of conflicts in information processing, thereby …

Adaptive goal-directed behavior involves monitoring of ongoing actions and performance
outcomes, and subsequent adjustments of behavior and learning. We evaluate new findings …

Convergent evidence highlights the differential contributions of various regions of the
prefrontal cortex in the service of cognitive control, but little is understood about how the …

Activations in human dorsomedial frontal and cingulate cortices are often present in
neuroimaging studies of decision making and action selection. Interpretations have …

In a multi-agent environment, where the outcomes of one's actions change dynamically
because they are related to the behavior of other beings, it becomes difficult to make an …

The development of the field of cognitive neuroscience has inspired a revival of interest in
the brain mechanisms involved in the processing of rewards, punishments, and abstract …

Neurons in a small number of brain structures detect rewards and reward-predicting stimuli
and are active during the expectation of predictable food and liquid rewards. These neurons …

Our ability to judge the consequences of our actions is central to rational decision making. A
large body of evidence implicates primate prefrontal regions in the regulation of this ability. It …

The human dorsal anterior cingulate cortex (dACC) has been implicated in cognitive
processes that have been proposed to play a role in integrating contextual information …

A great deal of research on the prefrontal cortex (PF), especially in nonhuman primates, has
focused on the theory that it functions predominantly in the maintenance of short-term …