Cortical-limbic circuit dynamics of approach-avoidance conflict in humans

Brooke R. Staveland; Julia Oberschulte; Barbara Berger; Tamas Minarik; Olivia Kim-McManus; Jon T. Willie; Peter Brunner; Mohammad Dastjerdi; Jack J. Lin; Elizabeth L. Johnson; Michelle Paff; Ming Hsu; Robert T. Knight

doi:10.1038/s41467-026-70287-5

Cortical-limbic circuit dynamics of approach-avoidance conflict in humans

Brooke R. Staveland
, Julia Oberschulte
, Barbara Berger
, Tamas Minarik
, Olivia Kim-McManus
, Jon T. Willie
, Peter Brunner
, Mohammad Dastjerdi
, Jack J. Lin
, Elizabeth L. Johnson
, Michelle Paff
, Ming Hsu
, Robert T. Knight

Neurology

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Original language	English
Article number	3867
Journal	Nature Communications
Volume	17
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-026-70287-5
State	Published - Mar 12 2026

ASJC Scopus Subject Areas

General Chemistry
General Biochemistry,Genetics and Molecular Biology
General
General Physics and Astronomy

Keywords

Limbic System/physiology
Hippocampus/physiology
Amygdala/physiology
Epilepsy/physiopathology
Humans
Male
Electroencephalography
Gyrus Cinguli/physiology
Young Adult
Theta Rhythm/physiology
Decision Making/physiology
Female
Adult
Avoidance Learning/physiology
Prefrontal Cortex/physiology
Conflict, Psychological

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