title: When brains flip coins.
abstract: In a recent study in the journal Cell, Tervo et al. (2014) show that animals can implement stochastic choice policies in environments unfavorable to predictive strategies. The shift toward stochastic behavior was driven by noradrenergic signaling in the anterior cingulate cortex.
authors.affiliation: Champalimaud Neuroscience Programme, Champalimaud Center for the Unknown, Av. De Brasília, 1400-038 Lisbon, Portugal. Electronic address: thomas.akam@neuro.fchampalimaud.org.
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Akam
authors.affiliation: Champalimaud Neuroscience Programme, Champalimaud Center for the Unknown, Av. De Brasília, 1400-038 Lisbon, Portugal. Electronic address: rui.costa@neuro.fchampalimaud.org.
authors.forename: Rui M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Costa
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002755:Choice Behavior; D006179:Gyrus Cinguli / Q000502:physiology*