The rostral cingulate zone and the orbitofrontal cortex are active when people monitor the consequences of adaptively changing behavior. A new fMRI study distinguishes their functions, implicating them in situations with different contexts and timing.
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Ullsperger, M., von Cramon, D. Decision making, performance and outcome monitoring in frontal cortical areas. Nat Neurosci 7, 1173–1174 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1038/nn1104-1173
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