The Part of the Brain That Encodes the Probability of Positive

question 56

Multiple Choice

The part of the brain that encodes the probability of positive outcomes is the ________.

• A) orbitofrontal cortex
• B) hippocampus
• C) lateral intraparietal area (LIP)
• D) medial prefrontal cortex (mPFC)

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Definitions:

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