Orbitofrontal cortex involvement in the updating of decisions during economic choice | Matthew Pierce Gardner, PhD

2023-06-13

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Introduction:

Speaker Bio:

The fundamental undercurrent of my research is to understand how cognitive brain regions interact with sensory regions to create predictive representations of the environment and, in parallel, to determine how these representations are utilized to guide behavior. I have several separate lines of research which all attempt to approach this question from different perspectives. Most recently, I have been focusing on how models of stimulus relationships can be learned, such as through the formation of abstract cognitive maps, and how these models can be manipulated during maladaptive states, such as during substance use. I use optogenetics, in vivo electrophysiology, and calcium imaging techniques within well-designed behaviors, along with computational models, as my primary toolset.