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Willa G. Kerkhoff

University of PittsburghORCID 0000-0002-0286-5855Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Assay:ATAC-seq· 1 Assay:behavioral assay· 1 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Approach:experimental assay· 1 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 1 Approach:machine learning (classical)· 1 Organism:non-human primate· 1 Organism:rat· 1

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Rhesus macaque choices reveal that ambiguity aversion is driven by pessimistic probability estimates.

Willa G. Kerkhoff, William R. Stauffer

This study shows rhesus macaques exhibit ambiguity aversion due to inconsistent probability estimates, being overly pessimistic for large rewards and overly optimistic for small ones.

bioRxiv · Dec 18, 2025 · PreprintAnimal Behavior & Cognition

Cell Type Specific Enhancers for Dorsolateral Prefrontal Cortex.

Jing He, BaDoi N. Phan, Willa G. Kerkhoff, Aydin Alikaya, Tao Hong, Olivia R Brull, J. Megan Fredericks, Morgan Sedorovitz, Chaitanya Srinivasan, Michael J. Leone, Olivia M. Wirfel, Ashley R. Brown, Samuel Dauby, Rachel K. Tittle, Meng Kuan Lin, , William R. Stauffer

The paper identifies cell type-specific enhancers for the DLPFC in NHPs using single nucleus RNA-Seq and ATAC-Seq, validates them with AAV injections, and demonstrates functional expression in specific neuron types.

Neuron · May 1, 2025Peer-reviewedNeuroscience