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Functional Specialization within Medial Frontal Cortex of the Anterior Cingulate for Evaluating Effort-Related Decisions

Mark E. Walton, David M. Bannerman, Karin Alterescu and Matthew F. S. Rushworth
Journal of Neuroscience 23 July 2003, 23 (16) 6475-6479; https://doi.org/10.1523/JNEUROSCI.23-16-06475.2003
Mark E. Walton
Department of Experimental Psychology, Oxford, OX1 3UD, United Kingdom
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DOI 
https://doi.org/10.1523/JNEUROSCI.23-16-06475.2003
PubMed 
12878688
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History 
  • Received March 4, 2003
  • Revision received May 27, 2003
  • Accepted May 27, 2003
  • First published July 23, 2003.
  • Version of record published July 23, 2003.
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  1. Mark E. Walton,
  2. David M. Bannerman,
  3. Karin Alterescu, and
  4. Matthew F. S. Rushworth
  1. Department of Experimental Psychology, Oxford, OX1 3UD, United Kingdom
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    • Received March 4, 2003.
    • Revision received May 27, 2003.
    • Accepted May 27, 2003.
  • This work was supported by the Medical Research Council and a Wellcome Prize Studentship to M.E.W. D.B. was funded from a Wellcome Project Grant awarded to J. N. P. Rawlins. We thank Greg Daubney for his assistance with histology.

  • Correspondence should be addressed to Mark Walton, Department of Experimental Psychology, South Parks Road, Oxford, OX1 3UD, UK. E-mail: mark.walton{at}psy.ox.ac.uk.

  • Copyright © 2003 Society for Neuroscience 0270-6474/03/236475-05$15.00/0

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Mark E. Walton, David M. Bannerman, Karin Alterescu, Matthew F. S. Rushworth
Journal of Neuroscience 23 July 2003, 23 (16) 6475-6479; DOI: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.23-16-06475.2003

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Journal of Neuroscience 23 July 2003, 23 (16) 6475-6479; DOI: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.23-16-06475.2003
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