Social cognition: LIP activity follows the leader.
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.
Huddleston
Wendy E
WE
Department of Human Movement Sciences, University of Wisconsin Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53201-0413, USA.
Hoffman
Kari L
KL
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