Experimenting with the Cost-Benefit Decision-Making Process in Rats (IMAGE)

Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST) Graduate University

Experimenting with the Cost-Benefit Decision-Making Process in Rats

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In a simple behavioral experiment, rats choose between better quality food that is delivered in conjunction with an uncomfortably bright light, or lower quality food with a less bright light. Signals from the ventromedial thalamus may affect which choice the rats make.

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