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. 2015 Dec 2;115(3):1098–1111. doi: 10.1152/jn.00325.2015

Table 1.

Behavioral results

Area Subject %Choosing Left P Value %Repeating Side P Value %Side Switch Following Loss P Value
vmPFC B 50.1900 0.0038 49.8700 0.0042 49.8800 0.0079
vmPFC H 50.5600 0.0007 51.2200 <0.0001 49.4800 0.0041
VS B 46.0400 <0.0001 49.2700 0.0024 51.8400 0.0010
VS C 54.1100 <0.0001 51.2400 0.0002 51.5900 0.0019
OFC B 46.6600 <0.0001 51.0300 <0.0001 50.7600 0.0017
OFC H 47.9600 <0.0001 51.3300 0.0001 51.3700 0.0010
dACC B 49.7300 0.0059 52.4700 <0.0001 52.4400 <0.0001
dACC J 51.0400 0.0001 54.0100 <0.0001 54.1000 <0.0001
sgACC B 45.8872 <0.0001 51.8566 0.0006 49.3517 0.4254
sgACC J 54.6069 <0.0001 56.9829 <0.0001 41.6913 <0.0001

All 4 monkeys showed small biases in side chosen (left vs. right). All 4 monkeys also showed small biases from the side chosen on the previous trial (repeat side vs. switch side). Finally, all 4 monkeys also showed extremely small biases towards or away from switching sides following a loss (repeat side vs. switch side). These effects are nonetheless significant given the large number of trials used. vmPFC, ventromedial prefrontal cortex; VS, ventral striatum; OFC, orbitofrontal cortex; dACC, dorsal anterior cingulate cortex; sgACC, subgenual anterior cingulate cortex.