A habenula-insular circuit encodes the willingness to act
A crucial component of voluntary behaviour is deciding that it is worth doing something rather than nothing. Here the authors show the brain network that encodes this decision, which includes the habenula and anterior insula.
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Main Authors: | Nima Khalighinejad, Neil Garrett, Luke Priestley, Patricia Lockwood, Matthew F. S. Rushworth |
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Format: | article |
Language: | EN |
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Nature Portfolio
2021
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Online Access: | https://doaj.org/article/a33cc16d0aa6403f8c8c9d9d8eb023a8 |
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