Motivational signals disrupt metacognitive signals in the human ventromedial prefrontal cortex

Monja Hoven; Gina Brunner; Nina S. de Boer; Anna E. Goudriaan; Damiaan Denys; Ruth J. van Holst; Judy Luigjes; Maël Lebreton

doi:10.1038/s42003-022-03197-z

Communications Biology (Mar 2022)

Motivational signals disrupt metacognitive signals in the human ventromedial prefrontal cortex

Monja Hoven,
Gina Brunner,
Nina S. de Boer,
Anna E. Goudriaan,
Damiaan Denys,
Ruth J. van Holst,
Judy Luigjes,
Maël Lebreton

Affiliations

Monja Hoven: Department of Psychiatry, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam
Gina Brunner: Department of Psychiatry, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam
Nina S. de Boer: Department of Psychiatry, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam
Anna E. Goudriaan: Department of Psychiatry, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam
Damiaan Denys: Department of Psychiatry, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam
Ruth J. van Holst: Department of Psychiatry, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam
Judy Luigjes: Department of Psychiatry, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam
Maël Lebreton: Swiss Center for Affective Science, University of Geneva

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-022-03197-z
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 5, no. 1
pp. 1 – 13

Abstract

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The human ventromedial prefrontal cortex helps to determine value and confidence in certain decisions, but only in situations when there is a potential for a (monetary) reward.

Published in Communications Biology

ISSN: 2399-3642 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science: Biology (General)
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