A Novel Risk-Based Decision Making Paradigm

A Novel Risk-Based Decision Making Paradigm

This paper presents a novel rodent decision-making task that explores uncertainty, independently of expectation and predictability. Using a 5-hole operating box, adult male Wistar rats were given choices between a small certain (safe) food reward and a large uncertain (risk) food reward. We found th...

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Main Authors: Pedro eMorgado, Fernanda eMarques, Miguel Borges Silva, Nuno eSousa, João J Cerqueira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2014-02-01
Series:Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience
Subjects:
Decision Making
Dopamine Agonists
uncertainty
risk-taking
rodent models
Environmental Cues
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fnbeh.2014.00045/full

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