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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Nov 4.
Published in final edited form as: Neuron. 2015 Nov 4;88(3):449–460. doi: 10.1016/j.neuron.2015.09.010

Figure 3.

Figure 3

A. In the curiosity tradeoff task, subjects choose between two gambles that vary in informativeness (cyan vs. magenta) and gamble stakes (the size of the white inset bar). On each trial, two gambles appear in sequence on a computer screen (indicated by a black rectangle); when both options appear, subjects shift gaze to one to select it. Then, following 2.25 seconds, they receive a juice reward. Following choice of the informative option, they receive a cue telling them whether they get the reward (50% chance); following choice of the uninformative option, subjects get not valid information. B. Two subjects both showed a preference for informative options (indicated by a left shift of the psychometric curve) over uninformative ones, despite the fact that this information provided no strategic benefit. C. In this task, OFC does not integrate value due to information (vertical axis) with value due to reward size (horizontal axis).