Modulation of probabilistic discounting and probabilistic reversal learning by dopamine within the medial orbitofrontal cortex
Weighing the value of a reward against its likelihood of delivery is a necessary component of adaptive decision-making. The medial subregion of the orbitofrontal cortex (OFC) plays a key role in this form of cognition, as inactivation of this subregion in rats alters behaviour during risk/reward dec...
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University of British Columbia
2017
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/2429/62568 |