Mind-Reading Neurons/ Cell, Feb. 26, 2015 (. Issue 6)

Identifying neurons in charge of anticipating others’ intentions and actions has been a long-sought goal in neuroscience. Haroush and Williams show that a set of neurons called the anterior cingulate in primates are used to predict whether or not an opponent will cooperate in a strategic decision-making task. Check out the paper at: (15)00123-3 K. Haroush and Z.M. Williams (2015) Neuronal Prediction of Opponent’s Behavior during Cooperative Social Interchange in