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SUBMITTER: Jean-Richard-Dit-Bressel P
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6890457 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Nov
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Jean-Richard-Dit-Bressel Philip P Ma Cassandra C Bradfield Laura A LA Killcross Simon S McNally Gavan P GP
eLife 20191126
Our behaviour is shaped by its consequences - we seek rewards and avoid harm. It has been reported that individuals vary markedly in their avoidance of detrimental consequences, that is in their sensitivity to punishment. The underpinnings of this variability are poorly understood; they may be driven by differences in aversion sensitivity, motivation for reward, and/or instrumental control. We examined these hypotheses by applying several analysis strategies to the behaviour of rats (<i>n</i> = ...[more]