Ventromedial Frontal Lobe Damage Alters how Specific Attributes are Weighed in Subjective Valuation.

ABSTRACT: The concept of subjective value is central to current neurobiological views of economic decision-making. Much of this work has focused on signals in the ventromedial frontal lobe (VMF) that correlate with the subjective value of a variety of stimuli (e.g., food, monetary gambles), and are thought to support decision-making. However, the neural processes involved in assessing and integrating value information from the attributes of such complex options remain to be defined. Here, we tested the necessary role of VMF in weighting attributes of naturalistic stimuli during value judgments. We asked how distinct attributes of visual artworks influenced the subjective value ratings of subjects with VMF damage, compared to healthy participants and a frontal lobe damaged control group. Subjects wit

SUBMITTER: Vaidya AR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6188550 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature