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  • Medial prefrontal cortex (mPFC) is activated by performance and prediction errors.
  • Existing research treats error signals as scalar, leaving the existence of multiple mPFC error signals unexplored.
  • Lateral frontal cortex (LFC) exhibits a hierarchical organization based on abstraction, with anterior regions handling more abstract concepts.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the hypothesis that the mPFC is organized along a rostro-caudal gradient of abstraction, mirroring the LFC.
  • To determine if multiple prediction error signals co-exist within the mPFC.
  • To explore the functional connectivity between mPFC and LFC in relation to abstraction levels.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized a task requiring adherence to a three-level rule hierarchy with unpredictable rule changes.
  • Administered task feedback to elicit prediction error signals at different levels of the rule hierarchy.
  • Analyzed functional connectivity between mPFC and LFC regions.

Main Results:

  • Confirmed the presence of multiple prediction error signals within the mPFC.
  • Demonstrated a rostro-caudal gradient of abstraction for these mPFC prediction error signals, paralleling the LFC organization.
  • Showed preferential functional connectivity between specific mPFC regions and anterior LFC regions.

Conclusions:

  • The mPFC contains multiple, hierarchically organized prediction error signals.
  • This organization parallels that of the LFC, suggesting a coordinated functional architecture.
  • Medial prefrontal regions likely monitor and evaluate performance based on rules encoded in corresponding lateral regions.