Blake S. Porter

This study introduces a novel spatial transitive inference task for rats, showing they can rapidly infer relationships using schemas and exhibit deliberation behaviors.

The paper introduces an open-source, modular maze system for rodent behavior research that improves flexibility, automation, and experimental repeatability.

The paper examines how dmPFC neural activity in rats correlates with task utility and quitting behavior in a weight lifting task, showing decreasing firing rates as task utility diminishes.

This study examines neural activity in the rat anterior cingulate cortex and insula during a physical-effort task, finding shifts in LFP power and coherence related to the rats' performance state and decision to quit.