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Common medial frontal mechanisms of adaptive control in humans and rodents

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Narayanan, Nandakumar S, Cavanagh, James F, Frank, Michael J, Laubach, Mark·2013·Nature Neuroscience

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In this report we describe how common brain networks within the medial frontal cortex (MFC) facilitate adaptive behavioral control in rodents and humans. We demonstrate that after errors, low-frequency oscillations below 12 Hz are modulated over the midfrontal cortex in humans and within the prelimbic and anterior cingulate regions of the MFC in rats. These oscillations were phase locked between the MFC and motor areas in both rats and humans. In rats, single neurons that encoded prior behavioral outcomes were phase coherent with low-frequency field oscillations, particularly after errors. Inactivating the medial frontal regions in rats led to impaired behavioral adjustments after errors, eliminated the differential expression of low-frequency oscillations after errors and increased low-frequency spike-field coupling within the motor cortex. Our results describe a new mechanism for behavioral adaptation through low-frequency oscillations and elucidate how medial frontal networks synchronize brain activity to guide performance.

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Authors
Narayanan, N. S., Cavanagh, J. F., Frank, M. J., & Laubach, M.
Affiliations
  • University of Iowa (US)
  • Brown University (US)
  • Yale University (US)
Corresponding author
Laubach, Mark
Venue
Nature Neuroscience
Published
2013-10-20
Volume
16
Issue
12
Pages
1888-1895
ISSN
  • 1097-6256 (ISSN-L)
  • 1546-1726
OpenAlex
W2163919991
Cited by
267
References
44
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FWCI
13.16
Type
journal article
Language
en
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  • Nature Neuroscience (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
  • Figshare (submittedVersion, cc-by)
  • American University Research Archive
Funders
  • Brown University
  • National Institutes of Health (5r01mh080066-10)
  • National Institute on Aging (P01AG030004)
  • National Institute of Mental Health (R01-MH080066, MH080066-01)
  • National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (K08NS078100)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Neural dynamics and brain function
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Memory and Neural Mechanisms
Keywords
adaptive control, anterior cingulate cortex, medial frontal cortex, low-frequency oscillations, phase locking, time estimation, prelimbic cortex, motor cortex, neural oscillations, cross-species comparison, rats, human
MeSH terms
Acoustic Stimulation, Adaptation, Physiological, Animals, Brain Mapping, Conditioning, Operant, Electroencephalography, Female, Frontal Lobe, Humans, Male, Reaction Time, Time Perception, Rats, Long-Evans, Rats, Young Adult, Brain Waves

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