Invited Talk

Neural Basis of Decision Making In Primates

Daeyeol Lee
University of Rochester

Abstract
Economic theories assume that all decisions are based on expected utilities. Utilities, however, are influenced by multiple factors, such as the expected amount and timing of reward. In a social setting, the outcome of one’s decision is also affected by the decisions of other individuals. Recently, studies of decision making in non-human primates have begun providing crucial insights into how such diverse information is integrated in the brain to optimize the animal’s decision-making strategies. I will focus on the role of prefrontal cortex in decision making during a competitive game and inter-temporal choice.