title: Past performance is indicative of future returns.
abstract: Neuronal activity observed in response to trial outcome is hypothesized to drive learning and performance adjustment. The study by Histed et al. in this issue of Neuron observes persistent outcome-related neuronal activity lasting until the subsequent trial in both prefrontal cortex and the caudate nucleus which is correlated with behavioral adjustment.
authors.affiliation: Interdepartmental Neuroscience Program, Yale University, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06519, USA.
authors.forename: Nathaniel J
authors.initials: NJ
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.forename: Nandakumar S
authors.initials: NS
authors.lastname: Narayanan
authors.forename: Mark
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Laubach
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001245:Association Learning; D002421:Caudate Nucleus / Q000502:physiology*; D004567:Electrodes, Implanted / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005133:Eye Movements / Q000502:physiology; D000882:Haplorhini; D009474:Neurons / Q000502:physiology*; D017397:Prefrontal Cortex / Q000502:physiology*; D011930:Reaction Time / Q000502:physiology; D012201:Reward