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Dorsal Anterior Cingulate Cortex Encodes the Integrated Incentive Motivational Value of Cognitive Task Performance

Debbie M. Yee, Jennifer L. Crawford, Bidhan Lamichhane and Todd S. Braver
Journal of Neuroscience 21 April 2021, 41 (16) 3707-3720; https://doi.org/10.1523/JNEUROSCI.2550-20.2021
Debbie M. Yee
1Psychological and Brain Sciences, Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri 63130
2Cognitive, Linguistic, and Psychological Sciences, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island 02906
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Jennifer L. Crawford
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Bidhan Lamichhane
1Psychological and Brain Sciences, Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri 63130
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Todd S. Braver
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DOI 
https://doi.org/10.1523/JNEUROSCI.2550-20.2021
PubMed 
33707296
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History 
  • Received September 28, 2020
  • Revision received December 21, 2020
  • Accepted February 23, 2021
  • First published March 11, 2021.
  • Version of record published April 21, 2021.
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  1. Debbie M. Yee1,2,
  2. Jennifer L. Crawford1,
  3. Bidhan Lamichhane1, and
  4. Todd S. Braver1
  1. 1Psychological and Brain Sciences, Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri 63130
  2. 2Cognitive, Linguistic, and Psychological Sciences, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island 02906
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Author contributions

  1. Author contributions: D.M.Y. and T.S.B. designed research; D.M.Y. and J.L.C. performed research; D.M.Y. and B.L. analyzed data; D.M.Y. wrote the first draft of the paper; D.M.Y., J.L.C., B.L., and T.S.B. edited the paper; D.M.Y. wrote the paper.

Disclosures

    • Received September 28, 2020.
    • Revision received December 21, 2020.
    • Accepted February 23, 2021.
  • This work was supported by National Institutes of Health Grants R21-AG058206 and R21-AG067295 to T.S.B., and Subaward R24-AG054355 to D.M.Y.; and McDonnell Center for Systems Neuroscience to T.S.B. and D.M.Y. D.M.Y. and J.L.C. were supported by National Institutes of Health Grant T32-AG000030. D.M.Y. was additionally supported by National Institutes of Health Grants F31-DA042574 and T32-NS073547. We thank Carolyn Dean Wolf and Katherine Shapiro for assistance with data collection and technical support; and Amitai Shenhav, Katherine Conen, as well as the Cognitive Control and Psychopathology (CCP) and Shenhav laboratories for helpful input and discussions during manuscript preparation.

  • The authors declare no competing financial interests.

  • Correspondence should be addressed to Debbie M. Yee at debbie_yee{at}brown.edu

Funding

  • HHS | NIH | National Institute on Aging (NIA)

    R21-AG058206; R21-AG067295; R24-AG054355; T32-AG000030
  • HHS | NIH | National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)

    F31-DA042574
  • HHS | NIH | National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)

    T32-NS073547

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