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Michael Pereira

Champalimaud FoundationORCID 0000-0003-4400-3759Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Animal Behavior & Cognition· 1 Neuroscience· 1

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Approach:experimental assay· 2 Organism:mouse· 2 Assay:behavioral assay· 1 Research Focus:development & morphogenesis· 1

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Rui M. CostaiD· 2 shared Thomas E. AkamiD· 2 shared Beatriz GodinhoiD· 1 shared Christian K. MachensiD· 1 shared Ines Rodrigues-VaziD· 1 shared Ivo Marcelo· 1 shared Peter DayaniD· 1 shared Rodrigo Freire Oliveira· 1 shared

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2020-2026 · peak 1/yr

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Animal Behavior & CognitionbioRxivPreprintJun 5, 2026

Flexible route planning and rapid structure learning by mice in complex environments

Michael Pereira, Beatriz Godinho, Christian K. Machens…·Thomas E. Akam

The paper develops a behavioural assay to study flexible navigation in mice, showing they learn maze structures quickly and navigate efficiently.

DOI 10.64898/2026.06.02.729586

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NeurosciencebioRxivPreprintMay 23, 2020

Anterior cingulate cortex represents action-state predictions and causally mediates model-based reinforcement learning in a two-step decision task.

Thomas E. Akam, Ines Rodrigues-Vaz, Ivo Marcelo…·Rui M. Costa

This study shows that the anterior cingulate cortex (ACC) represents action-state transitions and mediates model-based reinforcement learning in mice by influencing subsequent choices based on these transitions.

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