Goal-directed behaviors allow animals to act to satisfy needs and desires. The outcome
devaluation task is an effective method for identifying goal-directed behaviors and …

Animals engage in intricately woven and choreographed action sequences that are
constructed from trial-and-error learning. The mechanisms by which the brain links together …

Efficient foraging requires an ability to coordinate discrete reward-seeking and reward-
retrieval behaviors. We used pathway-specific chemogenetic inhibition to investigate how …

Habitual behavior can be advantageous by increasing the availability of cognitive resources
for use in other tasks. However, habitual behaviors are problematic when they are coopted …

Habit formation is thought to involve two parallel processes that are mediated by distinct
neural substates: one that suppresses goal-directed behavior, and one that facilitates …

Sign-tracking is a form of autoshaping where animals develop conditioned responding
directed toward stimuli predictive of an outcome even though the outcome is not contingent …

Early in instrumental learning, behavior is goal-directed and sensitive to changes in the
value of the instrumental outcome. With sufficient repetition, responding becomes insensitive …

Two of Timberlake's major contributions, amongst numerous other good notes, are Behavior
Regulation Theory (BRT), and Behavior Systems Theory (BST). BRT was a refinement of the …

Rationale Anticipation is a critical antecedent to drug use, in which the prospect of imminent
drug availability can potently motivate instrumental actions directed to procure it. Models that …

Reuse systems require consumers to embrace new ways of acquiring, using and disposing
of fast-moving consumer goods (FMCGs). In these systems, consumers have to perform …