Decomposing the neural pathways in a simple, value-based choice

Timothy R. Koscik, Vincent Man, Andrew Jahn, Christina H. Lee, William A. Cunningham

Abstract: Highlights•We isolate simple choice-related from outcome-related neural signals.•VmPFC activity is associated with outcome rather than at choice.•Predicting behavior with concurrent brain activity with generalized multilevel models.•Analysis of the fully mediated pathway from stimulus to neural activity to behavior.•VSTR mediates between neural representation of value and simple choice.