Kathryn M. Rothenhoefer

This study introduces RMAs, synthetic serum markers that enable noninvasive monitoring of gene expression in primate brains via blood tests over three months.

This study investigates the amygdala's role in dynamic model arbitration under uncertainty by comparing behavior in monkeys with and without amygdala lesions.

This study investigates how curiosity and hedonic valence influence reinforcement learning in rhesus macaques, finding that novelty seeking is driven by optimistic priors rather than valence-dependent curiosity.

This study identifies molecularly distinct medium spiny neuron types in the primate striatum, revealing new subtypes associated with specific anatomical compartments and functional roles.

This study shows that dopamine responses encode probability distributions of reward prediction errors, with rare rewards amplifying these responses and enhancing learning and arousal.