Making habits measurable beyond what they are not: A focus on associative dual-process models
Habits are the subject of intense international research. Under the associative dual-process
model the outcome devaluation paradigm has been used extensively to classify behaviours …
model the outcome devaluation paradigm has been used extensively to classify behaviours …
Outcome devaluation as a method for identifying goal-directed behaviors in rats
Z Pierce-Messick, ML Shipman, GL Desilets… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
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 …
devaluation task is an effective method for identifying goal-directed behaviors and …
Insular and ventrolateral orbitofrontal cortices differentially contribute to goal-directed behavior in rodents
The medial prefrontal cortex (mPFC) has long been considered a critical site in action
control. However, recent evidence indicates that the contribution of cortical areas to goal …
control. However, recent evidence indicates that the contribution of cortical areas to goal …
Sign-tracking behavior is sensitive to outcome devaluation in a devaluation context-dependent manner: implications for analyzing habitual behavior
Motivationally attractive cues can draw in behavior in a phenomenon termed incentive
salience. Incentive cue attraction is an important model for animal models of drug seeking …
salience. Incentive cue attraction is an important model for animal models of drug seeking …
[HTML][HTML] Real-time value integration during economic choice is regulated by orbitofrontal cortex
Neural correlates implicate the orbitofrontal cortex (OFC) in value-based or economic
decision making [1–3]. Yet inactivation of OFC in rats performing a rodent version of the …
decision making [1–3]. Yet inactivation of OFC in rats performing a rodent version of the …
Sex-biased effects of outcome devaluation by sensory-specific satiety on Pavlovian-conditioned behavior
A Sood, JM Richard - Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Goal-directed behavior relies on accurate mental representations of the value of expected
outcomes. Disruptions to this process are a central feature of several neuropsychiatric …
outcomes. Disruptions to this process are a central feature of several neuropsychiatric …
The contextual regulation of goal-directed actions
AR Abiero, LA Bradfield - Current Opinion in Behavioral Sciences, 2021 - Elsevier
Highlights•Goal-directed actions are initially context-dependent but become context-
independent over time.•Goal-directed actions are context-dependent when conflicting …
independent over time.•Goal-directed actions are context-dependent when conflicting …
Serotonin and dopamine show different response profiles to acute stress in the nucleus accumbens and medial prefrontal cortex of rats with neuropathic pain
The ability to adaptively guide behaviour requires the integration of external information with
internal motivational factors. Decision-making capabilities can be impaired by acute stress …
internal motivational factors. Decision-making capabilities can be impaired by acute stress …
Is the habit system altered in individuals with obesity? A systematic review
Habit-like eating behavior is repeatedly pointed to as a key cognitive mechanism
contributing to the emergence and maintenance of obesity. Here, we conducted a systematic …
contributing to the emergence and maintenance of obesity. Here, we conducted a systematic …
Outcome devaluation by specific satiety disrupts sensory-specific Pavlovian-to-instrumental transfer
MC Panayi, S Killcross - Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Reward predictive cues can selectively motivate instrumental behaviors that predict the
same rewarding outcomes, an effect known as specific Pavlovian-to-instrumental transfer …
same rewarding outcomes, an effect known as specific Pavlovian-to-instrumental transfer …