Computational Neuroscience Initiative111 Levin Building, 425 S. University Avenue
To join the graduate student/postdoc lunch with the speaker after the seminar, please email: compneuro@sas.upenn.edu.
Vincent McGinty
Center for Molecular and Behavioral Neuroscience
Rutgers University
Value, attention, and action in primate prefrontal cortex
Our lab studies the mechanisms of economic decision-making using animal behavior, neural recordings, and computational models. In this talk, I will describe our work on a nonhuman primate model of “gaze biases”, a ubiquitous form of decision bias in which our choices are influenced by where and when we move our eyes. I’ll also discuss how the activity of neurons in the orbitofrontal cortex (OFC) contribute to economic decisions, in particular, our novel findings that link OFC population activity to choices in individual decision trials. Finally, I will present preliminary findings from ongoing projects and outline future directions for our lab.
A pizza lunch will be served.