Stable choice coding in rat frontal orienting fields across model-predicted changes of mind

J. Tyler Boyd-Meredith; Alex T. Piet; Emily Jane Dennis; Ahmed El Hady; Carlos D. Brody

doi:10.1038/s41467-022-30736-3

Nature Communications (Jun 2022)

Stable choice coding in rat frontal orienting fields across model-predicted changes of mind

J. Tyler Boyd-Meredith,
Alex T. Piet,
Emily Jane Dennis,
Ahmed El Hady,
Carlos D. Brody

Affiliations

J. Tyler Boyd-Meredith: Princeton Neuroscience Institute, Princeton University
Alex T. Piet: Princeton Neuroscience Institute, Princeton University
Emily Jane Dennis: Princeton Neuroscience Institute, Princeton University
Ahmed El Hady: Princeton Neuroscience Institute, Princeton University
Carlos D. Brody: Princeton Neuroscience Institute, Princeton University

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-30736-3
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 13, no. 1
pp. 1 – 12

Abstract

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A leaky accumulation model can predict rats’ changes of mind during decision making in a dynamic environment explaining reversals in frontal cortical activity and demonstrating a stable choice code despite environmental uncertainty.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
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