The Neural Instantiation of an Abstract Cognitive Map for Economic Choice.
cognitive map
economic choice
orbitofrontal cortex
subjective value
Journal
Neuroscience
ISSN: 1873-7544
Titre abrégé: Neuroscience
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 7605074
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
21 11 2021
21 11 2021
Historique:
received:
14
02
2021
revised:
01
09
2021
accepted:
09
09
2021
pubmed:
21
9
2021
medline:
20
1
2022
entrez:
20
9
2021
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Since the discovery of cognitive maps in rodent hippocampus (HC), the cognitive map has evolved from originally referring to spatial representations encoding locations and objects in Euclidean spaces to a general low-dimensional organization of information along selected feature dimensions. A cognitive map includes hypothetical constructs that bridge between environmental stimuli and the final overt behavior. To neuroeconomists, utility and utility functions are such constructs with neurobiological basis that drive choice behavior. Emergence of distinct functional neuron groups in the primate orbitofrontal cortex (OFC) during simple economic choice indicates the formation of an abstract cognitive map for organizing information of goods for value computation. Experimental evidence suggests that organization of neuronal activity in such cognitive map reflects the abstraction of core task features. Thus, such map can be adapted to accommodate economic choices under various task contexts.
Identifiants
pubmed: 34543674
pii: S0306-4522(21)00478-4
doi: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2021.09.011
pii:
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Review
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
106-114Informations de copyright
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