Reward-guided decision-making and learning depends on distributed neural circuits with
many components. Here we focus on recent evidence that suggests four frontal lobe regions …

The default mode network (DMN) of the brain consists of areas that are typically more active
during rest than during active task performance. Recently however, this network has been …

Despite the prominence of parietal activity in human neuroimaging investigations of
sensorimotor and cognitive processes, there remains uncertainty about basic aspects of parietal …

The human dorsal frontal cortex has been associated with the most sophisticated aspects of
cognition, including those that are thought to be especially refined in humans. Here we used …

In the absence of external stimuli or task demands, correlations in spontaneous brain
activity (functional connectivity) reflect patterns of anatomical connectivity. Hence, resting-state …

It is well established that preparatory attention improves processing of task-relevant stimuli.
Although it is often more important to ignore task-irrelevant stimuli, comparatively little is …

Despite widespread interest in social dominance, little is known of its neural correlates in
primates. We hypothesized that social status in primates might be related to individual variation …

Recent studies have challenged the view that orbitofrontal cortex (OFC) and amygdala
mediate flexible reward-guided behavior. We trained macaques to perform an object …

We review a series of studies exploring distractor suppression. It is often assumed that
preparatory distractor suppression is controlled via top-down mechanisms of attention akin to …

The orbitofrontal cortex is critical for goal-directed behavior. Recent work in macaques has
suggested the lateral orbitofrontal cortex (lOFC) is relatively more concerned with assignment …