Uncertainty in Reward Timing Increases the Effect of Serotonin Promoting Waiting (IMAGE)

Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST) Graduate University

Uncertainty in Reward Timing Increases the Effect of Serotonin Promoting Waiting

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In a test where food rewards were always delivered after 6 seconds, serotonin's effect of extending nose-poke time was small (left). But in tests where food goes was delivered after two, six, or ten seconds later, serotonin boosted nose poke times significantly (right).

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