Independent Neural Computation of Value from Other People's Confidence

Overview

Journal J Neurosci

Specialty Neurology

Date 2017 Jan 20

PMID 28100748

Citations 24

Authors

Daniel Campbell-Meiklejohn

Arndis Simonsen

Chris D Frith

Nathaniel D Daw

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Abstract

Significance Statement: Decades of research have provided evidence that the ventromedial prefrontal cortex (vmPFC) signals the satisfaction we expect from imminent actions. However, we have a surprisingly modest understanding of the organization of value across this substantial and varied region. This study finds that using cues of the reliability of other peoples' knowledge to enhance expectation of personal success generates value correlates that are anatomically distinct from those concurrently computed from direct, personal experience. This suggests that representation of decision values in vmPFC is suborganized according to the underlying computation, consistent with what we know about the anatomical heterogeneity of the region. These results also provide insight into the observational learning process by which someone else's confidence can sway and reassure our choices.

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