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Theories of anterior cingulate cortex function: Opportunity cost

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  04 December 2013

Clay B. Holroyd
Clay B. Holroyd*
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Department of Psychology, University of Victoria, Victoria, British Columbia, V8W 3P5, Canada. holroyd@uvic.ca http://web.uvic.ca/~lccl/
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Abstract

The target article highlights the role of the anterior cingulate cortex (ACC) in conflict monitoring, but ACC function may be better understood in terms of the hierarchical organization of behavior. This proposal suggests that the ACC selects extended goal-directed actions according to their learned costs and benefits and executes those behaviors subject to depleting resources.

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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 36 , Issue 6 , December 2013 , pp. 693 - 694
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2013 

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