Monkeys in a prisoner's dilemma

Ju Tian; Naoshige Uchida

doi:10.1016/j.cell.2015.02.049

Monkeys in a prisoner's dilemma

Cell. 2015 Mar 12;160(6):1046-8. doi: 10.1016/j.cell.2015.02.049.

Authors

Ju Tian¹, Naoshige Uchida²

Affiliations

¹ Center for Brain Science, Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA. Electronic address: jutian@fas.harvard.edu.
² Center for Brain Science, Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA. Electronic address: uchida@mcb.harvard.edu.

PMID: 25768902
DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2015.02.049

Abstract

Haroush and Williams trained pairs of monkeys to play in a prisoner's dilemma game, a model of social interactions. Recording from the dorsal anterior cingulate cortex (dACC), they find neurons whose activity reflects the anticipation of the opponent's yet unknown choice, which may be important in guiding animals' performance in the game.

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MeSH terms

Animals
Gyrus Cinguli / physiology*
Macaca mulatta / psychology*
Male
Neurons / physiology*
Social Behavior*