?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=Neuronal+Activity+in+the+Human+Subthalamic+Nucleus+Encodes+Decision+Conflict+during+Action+Selection&rft.creator=Zaghloul%2C+K.+A.&rft.creator=Weidemann%2C+Christoph+T.&rft.creator=Lega%2C+B.+C.&rft.creator=Jaggi%2C+J.+L.&rft.creator=Baltuch%2C+G.+H.&rft.creator=Kahana%2C+M.+J.&rft.subject=Behavioral+Neuroscience&rft.subject=Cognitive+Psychology&rft.subject=Computational+Neuroscience&rft.description=The+subthalamic+nucleus+(STN)%2C+which+receives+excitatory+inputs+from+the+cortex+and+has+direct+connections+with+the+inhibitory+pathways%0D%0Aof+the+basal+ganglia%2C+is+well+positioned+to+efficiently+mediate+action+selection.+Here%2C+we+use+microelectrode+recordings+captured+during%0D%0Adeep+brain+stimulation+surgery+as+participants+engage+in+a+decision+task+to+examine+the+role+of+the+human+STN+in+action+selection.+We%0D%0Ademonstrate+that+spiking+activity+in+the+STN+increases+when+participants+engage+in+a+decision+and+that+the+level+of+spiking+activity%0D%0Aincreases+with+the+degree+of+decision+conflict.+These+data+implicate+the+STN+as+an+important+mediator+of+action+selection+during+decision%0D%0Aprocesses.%0D%0A&rft.date=2012&rft.type=Journal+(Paginated)&rft.type=PeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F8718%2F1%2FZaghloulEtAl2012.pdf&rft.identifier=++Zaghloul%2C+K.+A.+and+Weidemann%2C+Christoph+T.+and+Lega%2C+B.+C.+and+Jaggi%2C+J.+L.+and+Baltuch%2C+G.+H.+and+Kahana%2C+M.+J.++(2012)+Neuronal+Activity+in+the+Human+Subthalamic+Nucleus+Encodes+Decision+Conflict+during+Action+Selection.++%5BJournal+(Paginated)%5D+++++&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F8718%2F