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SUBMITTER: Oya H
PROVIDER: S-EPMC1149421 | biostudies-literature | 2005 Jun
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Oya Hiroyuki H Adolphs Ralph R Kawasaki Hiroto H Bechara Antoine A Damasio Antonio A Howard Matthew A MA
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 20050531 23
Lesion and functional imaging studies have shown that the ventromedial prefrontal cortex is critically involved in the avoidance of risky choices. However, detailed descriptions of the mechanisms that underlie the establishment of such behaviors remain elusive, due in part to the spatial and temporal limitations of available research techniques. We investigated this issue by recording directly from prefrontal depth electrodes in a rare neurosurgical patient while he performed the Iowa Gambling T ...[more]