A Primer on Foraging and the Explore/Exploit Trade-Off for Psychiatry Research

Temporal trade-offs in psychophysics

(2016) David L Barack et al.   CURRENT OPINION IN NEUROBIOLOGY

Nicotinic receptors in the ventral tegmental area promote uncertainty-seeking

(2016) Jérémie Naudé et al.   NATURE NEUROSCIENCE

Pediatric optic neuritis

(2016) E. Ann Yeh et al.   NEUROLOGY

Suboptimal foraging behavior: A new perspective on gambling.

(2015) Merideth A. Addicott et al.   BEHAVIORAL NEUROSCIENCE

Learning the opportunity cost of time in a patch-foraging task

(2015) Sara M. Constantino et al.   COGNITIVE AFFECTIVE & BEHAVIORAL NEUROSCIENCE

The Neuropsychiatric Spectrum of Motivational Disorders

(2015) Jane Epstein et al.   JOURNAL OF NEUROPSYCHIATRY AND CLINICAL NEUROSCIENCES

Transcranial Stimulation over Frontopolar Cortex Elucidates the Choice Attributes and Neural Mechanisms Used to Resolve Exploration-Exploitation Trade-Offs

(2015) A. Raja Beharelle et al.   JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE

A frontal dopamine system for reflective exploratory behavior

(2015) Nathaniel J. Blanco et al.   NEUROBIOLOGY OF LEARNING AND MEMORY

Biases in the Explore–Exploit Tradeoff in Addictions: The Role of Avoidance of Uncertainty

(2015) Laurel S Morris et al.   NEUROPSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY

Behavioral consequences of selective damage to frontal pole and posterior cingulate cortices

(2015) Farshad A. Mansouri et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Interaction between emotional state and learning underlies mood instability

(2015) Eran Eldar et al.   Nature Communications

Maintaining Homeostasis by Decision-Making

(2015) Christoph W. Korn et al.   PLoS Computational Biology

Dopamine modulates novelty seeking behavior during decision making.

(2014) Vincent D. Costa et al.   BEHAVIORAL NEUROSCIENCE

Frontopolar cortex and decision-making efficiency: comparing brain activity of experts with different professional background during an exploration-exploitation task

(2014) Daniella Laureiro-Martínez et al.   Frontiers in Human Neuroscience

Decision Making: The Neuroethological Turn

(2014) John M. Pearson et al.   NEURON

Computational Psychiatry

(2014) Xiao-Jing Wang et al.   NEURON

Multiple Neural Mechanisms of Decision Making and Their Competition under Changing Risk Pressure

(2014) Nils Kolling et al.   NEURON

Dopamine, Locus of Control and the Exploration-Exploitation Tradeoff

(2014) Andrew S Kayser et al.   NEUROPSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY

The Exploration-Exploitation Dilemma: A Multidisciplinary Framework

(2014) Oded Berger-Tal et al.   PLoS One

Smoking automaticity and tolerance moderate brain activation during explore–exploit behavior

(2014) Merideth A. Addicott et al.   PSYCHIATRY RESEARCH-NEUROIMAGING

A kinder, gentler dopamine… highlighting dopamine's role in behavioral flexibility

(2014) Jeff A. Beeler et al.   Frontiers in Neuroscience

Triumphs and trials of the risk paradigm

(2013) Alex Kacelnik et al.   ANIMAL BEHAVIOUR

Prefrontal dopamine and behavioral flexibility: shifting from an “inverted-U” toward a family of functions

(2013) Stan B. Floresco   Frontiers in Neuroscience

Neuroethology of decision-making

(2012) Geoffrey K Adams et al.   CURRENT OPINION IN NEUROBIOLOGY

Anterior Prefrontal Cortex Contributes to Action Selection through Tracking of Recent Reward Trends

(2012) C. K. Kovach et al.   JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE

Dissociable Contributions by Prefrontal D1 and D2 Receptors to Risk-Based Decision Making

(2011) J. R. St. Onge et al.   JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE

Pigeon and human performance in a multi-armed bandit task in response to changes in variable interval schedules

(2011) Deborah Racey et al.   LEARNING & BEHAVIOR

Neuronal basis of sequential foraging decisions in a patchy environment

(2011) Benjamin Y Hayden et al.   NATURE NEUROSCIENCE

Smoking withdrawal is associated with increases in brain activation during decision making and reward anticipation: a preliminary study

(2011) Merideth A. Addicott et al.   PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY

Posterior cingulate cortex: adapting behavior to a changing world

(2011) John M. Pearson et al.   TRENDS IN COGNITIVE SCIENCES

Addiction: Decreased reward sensitivity and increased expectation sensitivity conspire to overwhelm the brain's control circuit

(2010) Nora D. Volkow et al.   BIOESSAYS

Deficits in Positive Reinforcement Learning and Uncertainty-Driven Exploration Are Associated with Distinct Aspects of Negative Symptoms in Schizophrenia

(2010) Gregory P. Strauss et al.   BIOLOGICAL PSYCHIATRY

The effects of 24-hour sleep deprivation on the exploration–exploitation trade-off

(2010) Brian D. Glass et al.   BIOLOGICAL RHYTHM RESEARCH

Pupil Diameter Predicts Changes in the Exploration–Exploitation Trade-off: Evidence for the Adaptive Gain Theory

(2010) Marieke Jepma et al.   JOURNAL OF COGNITIVE NEUROSCIENCE

Tonic Dopamine Modulates Exploitation of Reward Learning

(2010) Jeff A. Beeler et al.   Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience

Neurons in Posterior Cingulate Cortex Signal Exploratory Decisions in a Dynamic Multioption Choice Task

(2009) John M. Pearson et al.   CURRENT BIOLOGY

The hot hand phenomenon as a cognitive adaptation to clumped resources

(2009) Andreas Wilke et al.   EVOLUTION AND HUMAN BEHAVIOR

Prefrontal and striatal dopaminergic genes predict individual differences in exploration and exploitation

(2009) Michael J Frank et al.   NATURE NEUROSCIENCE

How Green Is the Grass on the Other Side? Frontopolar Cortex and the Evidence in Favor of Alternative Courses of Action

(2009) Erie D. Boorman et al.   NEURON

A trans-dimensional approach to the behavioral aspects of depression

(2009) João M. Bessa   Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience

Impulsivity as a determinant and consequence of drug use: a review of underlying processes

(2008) Harriet de Wit   ADDICTION BIOLOGY

A Role for Dopamine in Temporal Decision Making and Reward Maximization in Parkinsonism

(2008) A. A. Moustafa et al.   JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE

Choice, uncertainty and value in prefrontal and cingulate cortex

(2008) Matthew F S Rushworth et al.   NATURE NEUROSCIENCE

Impulsivity as a vulnerability marker for substance-use disorders: Review of findings from high-risk research, problem gamblers and genetic association studies

(2008) Antonio Verdejo-García et al.   NEUROSCIENCE AND BIOBEHAVIORAL REVIEWS