Abstract
Recent theories have attempted to provide unifying accounts of dorsal anterior cingulate cortex (dACC), a region routinely observed in studies of cognitive control and decision-making. Despite the proliferation of frameworks, rigorous empirical testing has lagged behind theory. Here we test competing predictions of three accounts of dACC using a simple value-based decision-making task. We find that the Predicted Response-Outcome model provides an integrative and parsimonious account of our results. Our results highlight the need for increased emphasis on empirical tests of theoretical frameworks.
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