Topic · Cognitive Neuroscience · Neuroscience

Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies

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Neuroscience·bioRxivPreprint·Sep 17, 2026
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Sex differences in exploration-exploitation strategies during home-cage decision making
Chantelle L. Murrell, Alex A. Legaria, Katie B McCullough…+10 more authors·Alexxai V. Kravitz
In 136 mice on FED3 tasks, males showed slightly higher win-stay in all three choice tasks, with higher accuracy in a deterministic bandit but not a probabilistic one.
DOI 10.64898/2026.04.02.716124
mouse·imaging
Animal Behavior & Cognition·Scientific ReportsPeer-reviewed·Jan 31, 2026
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Uncertainty and reward histories have distinct effects on decisions after wins and losses
Shivam Kalhan, Robin Magnard, Zhenlong Zhang…+1 more author·Patricia H. Janak
In 14 rats doing probabilistic reversal learning, model-derived uncertainty (unsigned average prediction error) and recency-weighted reward history distinctly and sex-specifically shaped win-stay versus lose-shift choices.
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rat·behavioral assay