On the Neural and Mechanistic Bases of Self-Control
Abstract
Intertemporal choice requires a dynamic interaction between valuation and deliberation processes. While evidence identifying candidate brain areas for each of these processes is well established, the precise mechanistic role carried out by each brain region is still debated. In this article, we present a computational model that clarifies the unique contribution of frontoparietal cortex regions to intertemporal decision making. The model we develop samples reward and delay information stochastically on a moment-by-moment basis. As preference for the choice alternatives evolves, dynamic inhibitory processes are executed by way of asymmetric lateral inhibition. We find that it is these lateral inhibition processes that best explain the contribution of frontoparietal regions to intertemporal decision making exhibited in our data.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Pub Defense Publication
- Publication Date
- Jan 24, 2018
- Source ID
- 10.1093/cercor/bhx355
Entities
People
- Brandon M Turner
- Christian A Rodriguez
- M. Fiona Molloy
- Marjolein Hoogendijk
- Qingfang Liu
- Samuel M. Mcclure
Organizations
- Air Force Research Laboratory
- Arizona State University
- National Institutes of Health
- Ohio State University
- Stanford University
- University of Amsterdam