Difference between revisions of "Orbitofrontal Cortex"

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'''Medial orbitofrontal cortex''' – coactivates with limbic and DMN
 
'''Medial orbitofrontal cortex''' – coactivates with limbic and DMN
  
• Appraises internal stimuli (imagined future events / episodic memories) 1
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• Appraises internal stimuli (imagined future events / episodic memories) (Dixon et al, 2017)
  
  
 
'''Lateral orbitofrontal cortex''' – direct input from sensory modalities and limbic system
 
'''Lateral orbitofrontal cortex''' – direct input from sensory modalities and limbic system
  
• Contributes to evaluation of external stimuli in context of current goals 1
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• Contributes to evaluation of external stimuli in context of current goals (Dixon et al, 2017)
  
 
• Assists with learning whether neutral stimuli are associated with either reward or aversive outcomes
 
• Assists with learning whether neutral stimuli are associated with either reward or aversive outcomes
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== References ==
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Dixon, M. L., Thiruchselvam, R., Todd, R. & Christoff, K. Emotion and the prefrontal cortex: An integrative review. Psychol. Bull. 143, 1033–1081 (2017). https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28616997/

Revision as of 15:55, 1 June 2021

Medial orbitofrontal cortex – coactivates with limbic and DMN

• Appraises internal stimuli (imagined future events / episodic memories) (Dixon et al, 2017)


Lateral orbitofrontal cortex – direct input from sensory modalities and limbic system

• Contributes to evaluation of external stimuli in context of current goals (Dixon et al, 2017)

• Assists with learning whether neutral stimuli are associated with either reward or aversive outcomes


References

Dixon, M. L., Thiruchselvam, R., Todd, R. & Christoff, K. Emotion and the prefrontal cortex: An integrative review. Psychol. Bull. 143, 1033–1081 (2017). https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28616997/