Animal Behavior & CognitionbioRxivPreprint
Environmental volatility amplifies Pavlovian control in decision-making
Claudio Danti, Luigi Degni, Lorenzo Mattioni…·Giuseppe di Pellegrino
This study shows that environmental volatility increases Pavlovian control in decision-making by biasing choices toward reward-predictive cues, reducing entropy in outcomes.
DOI 10.64898/2026.09.12.751157