Jove
Visualize
Contact Us
JoVE
x logofacebook logolinkedin logoyoutube logo
ABOUT JoVE
OverviewLeadershipBlogJoVE Help Center
AUTHORS
Publishing ProcessEditorial BoardScope & PoliciesPeer ReviewFAQSubmit
LIBRARIANS
TestimonialsSubscriptionsAccessResourcesLibrary Advisory BoardFAQ
RESEARCH
JoVE JournalMethods CollectionsJoVE Encyclopedia of ExperimentsArchive
EDUCATION
JoVE CoreJoVE BusinessJoVE Science EducationJoVE Lab ManualFaculty Resource CenterFaculty Site
Terms & Conditions of Use
Privacy Policy
Policies

Related Experiment Videos

Relative reward processing in primate striatum.

Howard C Cromwell1, Oum K Hassani, Wolfram Schultz

  • 1Institute of Physiology, University of Fribourg, 1700 Fribourg, Switzerland.

Experimental Brain Research
|March 9, 2005
PubMed
Summary
This summary is machine-generated.

Related Concept Videos

You might also read

Related Articles

Articles linked to this work by shared authors, journal, and citation graph.

Sort by
Same author

Value coding by primate amygdala neurons complies with the continuity axiom of economic choice theory.

Journal of neurophysiology·2026
Same author

Full dopamine coding of basic economic subjective value: Utility and weighted probability.

Cell reports·2026
Same author

Fluorescence detection of dopamine signaling to the primate striatum in relation to stimulus-reward associations.

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America·2025
Same author

Social Risk Coding by Amygdala Activity and Connectivity with the Dorsal Anterior Cingulate Cortex.

The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience·2024
Same author

Dopamine neurons encode trial-by-trial subjective reward value in an auction-like task.

Nature communications·2024
Same author

A dopamine mechanism for reward maximization.

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America·2024
Same journal

Changes in synergy formation and modulation during cyclic finger force production tasks in female adults with dystonic cerebral palsy.

Experimental brain research·2026
Same journal

Molecular links between reelin downregulation, topoisomerase IIβ alterations, and proteins involved in Alzheimer pathology in human SH-SY5Y neuroblastoma cell line.

Experimental brain research·2026
Same journal

Motor cortex excitability during spine shape-judgment in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis: a TMS motor evoked potential study.

Experimental brain research·2026
Same journal

Trajectory dynamics and endpoint accuracy in targeted ballistic contractions.

Experimental brain research·2026
Same journal

Exploring Sevoflurane promotes hippocampal neuron mitophagy in elderly postoperative cognitive dysfunction by HSP90AA1 based on network pharmacology.

Experimental brain research·2026
Same journal

Loading modulates monosynaptic transmission from spindle primary afferents to motoneurons in humans.

Experimental brain research·2026
See all related articles

The brain

Area of Science:

  • Neuroscience
  • Behavioral Economics

Background:

  • Reward valuation is influenced by context and relative comparisons.
  • The striatum plays a key role in processing reward information and guiding actions.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate how striatal neurons process reward value in relation to other available rewards.
  • To explore the neural basis of relative reward valuation.

Main Methods:

  • Single-unit recordings were performed in the striatum of macaques.
  • Macaques were presented with different combinations of two rewards during task performance.

Main Results:

  • Nearly half of recorded striatal neurons showed activity shifts based on the relative value of available rewards.

Related Experiment Videos

  • This relative processing was observed across reward-predicting stimuli, motor actions, and reward reception.
  • Neural activity reflected the comparison between rewards, not just absolute value.

    • Conclusions:

    • Striatal neurons dynamically adjust reward processing based on relative comparisons.
    • These findings offer a neural mechanism for context-dependent reward valuation and decision-making.