Scientists Discover dACC Activity During Motivated Control Reflects the Calculation of Surprise (IMAGE)

Florida Atlantic University

Scientists Discover dACC Activity During Motivated Control Reflects the Calculation of Surprise

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The orange section shown in the fMRI image of the brain is the region in the dorsal anterior cingulate cortex (dACC) researchers identified in their study. Activity in the dACC signals surprising events during motivated behavior.

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