Neuroscience: Reevaluating the Role of Orbitofrontal Cortex

Brianna J Sleezer; Benjamin Yost Hayden

doi:10.1016/j.cub.2019.10.063

Neuroscience: Reevaluating the Role of Orbitofrontal Cortex

Curr Biol. 2019 Dec 16;29(24):R1314-R1316. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2019.10.063.

Authors

Brianna J Sleezer¹, Benjamin Yost Hayden²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Neurobiology and Behavior, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA.
² Department of Neuroscience, Center for Magnetic Resonance Research, Center for Neuroengineering, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA. Electronic address: [email protected].

PMID: 31846680
DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2019.10.063

Abstract

A new optogenetic lesion study shows that the orbitofrontal cortex is essential for integrating information about recent rewards - which may either increase or decrease demand for more - with learned preferences to drive behavior.

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MeSH terms

Learning
Neurosciences*
Optogenetics
Prefrontal Cortex*
Reward