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大脳前頭葉の階層的意思決定機構

著者： 松坂義哉¹

所属機関： ¹東北医科薬科大学医学部神経科学教室

ページ範囲：P.1259 - P.1265

文献概要

われわれの行動は無意識的な行動から意識的な制御を伴う行動まで多くの階層があり，おのおの異なる神経機構が対応している。大脳前頭葉には多数の皮質運動野が存在し，高度に自動化した運動の遂行から内外の情報に基づく意識的な行動の制御まで役割を分担している。また前頭前野の内側部は行動の決定則自体の選択というより概念的なレベルでの意思決定に関与し，前頭葉内部に階層的な意思決定機構が存在することが明らかになりつつある。

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