title: Social cognition: LIP activity follows the leader.
abstract: A new study has found that, when a macaque monkey chooses where to look, activity in parietal cortex reflects anticipated reward value, whether from fluid to drink or from social information such as dominance.
authors.affiliation: Department of Human Movement Sciences, University of Wisconsin Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53201-0413, USA.
authors.forename: Wendy E
authors.initials: WE
authors.lastname: Huddleston
authors.forename: Kari L
authors.initials: KL
authors.lastname: Hoffman
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002755:Choice Behavior / Q000502:physiology*; D003071:Cognition / Q000502:physiology; D003463:Cues; D006801:Humans; D008251:Macaca / Q000502:physiology*; D010296:Parietal Lobe / Q000502:physiology*; D012201:Reward; D012930:Social Dominance