Fig. 7

Principal component analysis of ensemble patterns in vmPFC. a Percentages of total variance explained by the first 5 PCs in each participant (n = 17). Each dot is a data point from a participant, and data from the same participant are connected by dashed lines. b Average histograms of loading coefficients for the first 3PCs. The frequency of loading coefficients falling under a particular bin was calculated separately for each participant. The mean and the SEM of frequencies in this bin were then obtained. This was repeated for all bins, spanning the entire range of loading coefficients. The mean frequencies in each bin are plotted here in the form of a histogram with error bars representing SEMs. c Summary of results of mixed-effect linear regression of the first 3 PCs on value, saliency, and category