Envisioning the reward

Arjen van Ooyen, Pieter R. Roelfsema

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Abstract

The primary visual cortex (area V1) is for vision. At least, that is what most researchers believe. However, in a recent issue of Science, Shuler and Bear demonstrate a correlate of reward timing in area V1. This surprising result indicates that brain circuits for reward processing are more extensive than expected and that area V1 has more functionality than previously thought
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)188-190
Number of pages3
JournalNeuron
Volume50
Issue number2
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2006

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