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Reward processing in primate orbitofrontal cortex and basal ganglia.

W Schultz1, L Tremblay, J R Hollerman

  • 1Institute of Physiology and Program in Neuroscience, University of Fribourg, CH-1700 Fribourg, Switzerland. wolfram.schultz@unifr.ch

Cerebral Cortex (New York, N.Y. : 1991)
|March 24, 2000
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Primate orbitofrontal cortex neurons signal reward expectations and preferences. These findings reveal neural substrates for reward processing and goal-directed behavior.

Area of Science:

  • Neuroscience
  • Cognitive Neuroscience
  • Behavioral Neuroscience

Background:

  • The orbitofrontal cortex (OFC) plays a crucial role in reward processing and decision-making.
  • Understanding the neural basis of reward expectation and value representation is key to deciphering goal-directed behavior.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To review and interpret neuronal activities in the primate OFC, striatum, and midbrain dopamine neurons related to reward expectation and delivery.
  • To compare reward-related activity across different brain regions, including the OFC, striatum (caudate, putamen, ventral striatum), and dopamine neurons.

Main Methods:

  • Review of existing literature on neuronal recordings in primates performing delayed response tasks.
  • Analysis of neuronal activity patterns associated with reward-predicting cues, expectation periods, and reward delivery.

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Main Results:

  • Orbitofrontal cortex neurons exhibit distinct activities related to reward instructions, expectation, and receipt, discriminating between rewards based on preference.
  • Striatal neurons show reward expectation and detection activities, alongside movement preparation linked to expected rewards.
  • Midbrain dopamine neurons respond to rewards and reward cues, encoding prediction errors.

Conclusions:

  • Cortical and basal ganglia structures display heterogeneous, simultaneous activations reflecting specific reward aspects.
  • These activations represent neural substrates for reward learning and behavioral performance.
  • Reward expectation processing in the OFC suggests access to central reward representations for goal-directed behavior control.