A causal role of the right dorsolateral prefrontal cortex in random exploration.

ABSTRACT: Decision to explore new options with uncertain outcomes or exploit familiar options with known outcomes is a fundamental challenge that the brain faces in almost all real-life decisions. Previous studies have shown that humans use two main explorative strategies to negotiate this explore-exploit tradeoff. Exploring for the sake of information is called directed exploration, and exploration driven by behavioral variability is known as random exploration. While previous neuroimaging studies have shown different neural correlates for these explorative strategies, including right frontopolar cortex (FPC), right dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (DLPFC), and dorsal anterior cingulate cortex (dACC), there is still a lack of causal evidence for most of these brain regions. Here, we focused on the ri

SUBMITTER: Toghi A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11493979 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature