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Thomas J. Burton

UNSW SydneyORCID 0000-0002-3874-6794Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Animal Behavior & Cognition· 2 Neuroscience· 1

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Organism:rat· 3 Approach:experimental assay· 2 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Assay:electronic health records· 1 Approach:statistical model· 1

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Bernard W. BalleineiD· 3 shared Christopher Raymond NolaniD· 1 shared Douglas J. Roy· 1 shared Douglas John RoyiD· 1 shared Genevra HartiD· 1 shared

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2022-2026 · peak 2/yr

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Animal Behavior & CognitionbioRxivPreprintJun 18, 2026

The motivational control of instrumental performance by nutrient-specific appetites depends on incentive learning

Douglas John Roy, Thomas J. Burton, Bernard W. Balleine

This study shows that nutrient-specific appetites control instrumental performance only when animals learn the value of rewards under different appetitive states.

DOI 10.64898/2026.06.14.732213

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Animal Behavior & CognitionAppetitePeer-reviewedMay 9, 2026

The control of goal-directed actions by nutrient-specific appetites and rewards

Douglas J. Roy, Thomas J. Burton, Bernard W. Balleine

This study shows that rats' lever-pressing behavior is goal-directed and influenced by their nutritional state, indicating that nutrient-specific appetites drive action choices.

1 citation

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NeurosciencebioRxivPreprintJan 31, 2022

Striatal dopamine encodes the relationship between actions and reward

Genevra Hart, Thomas J. Burton, Christopher Raymond Nolan, Bernard W. Balleine

This study investigates how striatal dopamine encodes action-outcome relationships in rats, finding that dopamine release becomes lateralized to reflect the strength of these associations.

5 citations

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