A progressive ratio task with costly resets reveals adaptive effort-delay tradeoffs
Zeena M. G. Rivera, Kimberly Guerrero Leon, Megan Cervera, Berlin Aguayo, Alicia Izquierdo, Andrew M. Wikenheiser
This paper introduces a modified Progressive Ratio task with reset options to study adaptive effort-delay tradeoffs in rats, finding they exhibit systematic biases in their decision-making strategies.
eNeuro · Nov 1, 2025Peer-reviewedAnimal Behavior & Cognition