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Alex Melain

Broad Institute

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Reward predictability shapes decision making states and exploitative control in marmosets

Kevin J. Mastro, Lauren L. Stanwicks, Erin G. Schoenbeck, Alex Melain, Matthew B. Johnson, Bernardo Luis Sabatini, Beth Stevens

This study develops a behavioral platform to study decision making in marmosets and finds that reward predictability influences behavioral states and error correction during task performance.

bioRxiv · Jul 2, 2026 · PreprintAnimal Behavior & Cognition