Link to bioRxiv paper: http://biorxiv.org/cgi/content/short/2020.09.11.294058v1?rss=1 Authors: Silston, B., Wise, T., Qi, S., Sui, X., Dayan, P., Mobbs, D. Abstract: In group foraging organisms, optimizing the conflicting demands of competitive food loss and safety is critical. We demonstrate that humans select competition avoidant and risk diluting strategies during foraging depending on socially adjusted value. We formulate a mathematically grounded quantification of socially adjusted value in foraging environments and show using multivariate fMRI analyses that socially adjusted value is encoded by mid-cingulate and ventromedial prefrontal cortices, regions that integrate value and action signals. Copy rights belong to original authors. Visit the link for more info