During adolescence, rodents disperse from their natal site, find a new home, and navigate
social relationships and threats. Although rats and mice in the laboratory cannot fully …

The Price equation is a mathematical expression of selectionist and non-selectionist
pressures on biological, cultural, and behavioral change. We use it here to specify …

Model-free and model-based computations are argued to distinctly update action values that
guide decision-making processes. It is not known, however, if these model-free and model …

Rationale Reward-associated cues can promote maladaptive behavior, including risky
decision-making in a gambling setting. A propensity for sign tracking over goal tracking—ie …

Rats rely on communication between the basolateral amygdala (BLA) and nucleus
accumbens (NAc) to express lever directed approach in a Pavlovian lever autoshaping …

Impulsive behavior during adolescence may stem from developmental imbalances between
motivational and cognitive-control systems, producing greater urges to pursue reward and …

Adolescence is a time of heightened risk-taking across species. Salient audiovisual cues
associated with rewards are a common feature of gambling environments and have been …

Adolescence is a developmental period characterized by changes in the brain and behavior,
including heightened reward seeking, increased impulsivity, and elevated risk-taking …

When a Pavlovian cue is presented separately from its associated reward, some animals will
acquire a sign tracking (ST) response–approach and/or interaction with the cue–while …

Why do adolescents have a high propensity to engage in maladaptive behaviors? One
explanation is that the adolescent nervous system is still undergoing maturation, and …