We propose that the entirety of the prefrontal cortex (PFC) can be seen as fundamentally
premotor in nature. By this, we mean that the PFC consists of an action abstraction hierarchy …

We propose that economic choice can be understood as a gradual transformation from a
domain of options to one of the actions. We draw an analogy with the idea of untangling …

The rhesus macaque is an important model species in several branches of science,
including neuroscience, psychology, ethology, and medicine. The utility of the macaque …

Humans and other animals evolved to make decisions that extend over time with continuous
and ever-changing options. Nonetheless, the academic study of decision-making is mostly …

It remains unclear whether and, if so, how nonhuman animals make on-the-fly predictions
during pursuit. Here we used a novel laboratory pursuit task that incentivizes the prediction …

Economic choice proceeds from evaluation, in which we contemplate options, to selection,
in which we weigh options and choose one. These stages must be differentiated so that …

Value is often associated with reward, emphasizing its hedonic aspects. However, when
circumstances change, value must also change (a compass outvalues gold, if you are lost) …

Cognitive control, the ability to regulate one's cognition and actions on the basis of over-
riding goals, is impaired in many psychiatric conditions. Although control requires the …

Many non-human animals show exploratory behaviors. It remains unclear whether any
possess human-like curiosity. We previously proposed three criteria for applying the term …

Food uncertainty has the effect of invigorating food-related responses. Psychologists have
noted that mammals and birds respond more to a conditioned stimulus that unreliably …