Publications by authors named "Adam P Steiner"
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- EEG is a noninvasive technique used in neuroscience that measures brain activity, providing insights into various functions like sensory processing, sleep, and memory formation.
- Most undergraduates don’t have hands-on access to EEG equipment or the necessary skills to conduct experiments, so simplified lab exercises are introduced using affordable tools like Backyard Brains and software like SpikeRecorder.
- Two lab exercises were tested: one demonstrated a significant increase in alpha wave activity when participants switched between eyes open and closed settings, while the second measured the P300 ERP during an auditory oddball task, achieving positive results in a classroom setting.
Disappointment entails the recognition that one did not get the value expected. In contrast, regret entails recognition that an alternative (counterfactual) action would have produced a more valued outcome. In humans, the orbitofrontal cortex is active during expressions of regret, and humans with damage to the orbitofrontal cortex do not express regret.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe road not taken: neural correlates of decision making in orbitofrontal cortex.
Front Neurosci
October 2012
Empirical research links human orbitofrontal cortex (OFC) to the evaluation of outcomes during decision making and the representation of alternative (better) outcomes after failures. When faced with a difficult decision, rats sometimes pause and turn back-and-forth toward goals, until finally orienting toward the chosen direction. Neural representations of reward in rodent OFC increased immediately following each reorientation, implying a transient representation of the expected outcome following self-initiated decisions.
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