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Alexa-Rae Wheeler

The University of Texas at Austin

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Optogenetic inhibition reveals distinct contributions of medial prefrontal cortex to intertemporal choice in young and aged rats

Mojdeh Faraji, Caesar M. Hernandez, Alexa-Rae Wheeler, Todd J Sahagian, Scott W. Harden, Charles J. Frazier, Matthew R. Burns, Barry Setlow, Jennifer L. Bizon

This study uses optogenetic inhibition to examine how medial prefrontal cortex influences intertemporal choice in young and aged rats, finding age-specific effects on reward preference.

Cerebral Cortex · Oct 1, 2025Peer-reviewedNeuroscience

Sex differences in sensitivity to dopamine receptor manipulations of risk-based decision making in rats.

Alexa-Rae Wheeler, Leah M. Truckenbrod, Adrian Boehnke, Payton L. Kahanek, Caitlin A. Orsini

This study investigates sex differences in dopamine receptor effects on risk-based decision making in rats, finding that D2R agonist quinpirole reduces risk taking in females but not males.

Neuropsychopharmacology · Jul 22, 2024Peer-reviewedNeuroscience

Circuit and cell-specific contributions to decision making involving risk of explicit punishment in male and female rats.

Leah M. Truckenbrod, Sara M. Betzhold, Alexa-Rae Wheeler, John Shallcross, Sarthak M. Singhal, Scott W. Harden, Marek Schwendt, Charles J. Frazier, Jennifer L. Bizon, Barry Setlow, Caitlin A. Orsini

The paper investigates the neural circuits and cell-specific contributions to risk-taking behavior in male and female rats during decision-making tasks involving punishment.

Journal of Neuroscience · Jun 7, 2023Peer-reviewedNeuroscience

Aging alters the role of basolateral amygdala in intertemporal choice

Caesar M. Hernandez, Caitlin A. Orsini, Chase C Labiste, Alexa-Rae Wheeler, Tyler W. Ten Eyck, Matthew M. Bruner, Todd J Sahagian, Scott W. Harden, Charles J. Frazier, Barry Setlow, Jennifer L. Bizon

This study shows aging changes how the basolateral amygdala (BLA) influences intertemporal decision making, with BLA inactivation affecting impulsivity differently in young and aged rats.

bioRxiv · Feb 21, 2019 · PreprintNeuroscience