Scientists explain how the brain encodes lottery values

Published on October 19, 2023

Neuroscientists have uncovered a key brain area in rats that encodes the value of economic choices when faced with the uncertainty of a lottery. In this work, the causal role of frontal and parietal cortex was tested in economic decision-making. The findings provide a foundation for understanding the neurobiology of risky decisions.

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