Mojdeh Faraji

This study investigates how VTA dopamine neuron activity influences decision-making under risk of punishment in rats, finding that their activity scales with punishment probability and intensity and causally affects subsequent choices.

This study uses optogenetic inhibition to examine how medial prefrontal cortex influences intertemporal choice in young and aged rats, finding age-specific effects on reward preference.

This study examines how punishment cues affect decision-making in rats, showing sex differences and the impact of psychostimulants.

This study investigates how oxytocin and its antagonist affect risky decision-making in male and female rats, finding sex-dependent effects on reward preference.