Observational learning computations in neurons of the human anterior cingulate cortex

Michael R. Hill; Erie D. Boorman; Itzhak Fried

doi:10.1038/ncomms12722

Nature Communications (Sep 2016)

Observational learning computations in neurons of the human anterior cingulate cortex

Michael R. Hill,
Erie D. Boorman,
Itzhak Fried

Affiliations

Michael R. Hill: Division of Biology and Biological Engineering, California Institute of Technology
Erie D. Boorman: Computation and Neural Systems, California Institute of Technology
Itzhak Fried: Division of Neurosurgery and Neuropsychiatric Institute, University of California (UCLA)

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms12722
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 7, no. 1
pp. 1 – 12

Abstract

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Humans can learn alone or by watching others, strategies which may depend on similar or different neural networks. This study shows that people watching other players in a card game used computations in neurons of their rostral anterior cingulate cortex to learn through observation.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
Website: https://www.nature.com/ncomms/

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