Neurobiology: Monkeys play the odds

Summary

A neural correlate of this behaviour has been demonstrated by experiments in which rhesus monkeys have to switch their gaze to a particular target for a juice reward, found to vary depending on the size of the expected reward.

Keywords

Odds, Gaze, Neuroscience, Psychology, Cortex (anatomy)

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