Behavioral Characteristics and Neural Mechanisms Mediating Performance in a Rodent Version of the Balloon Analog Risk Task
Jentsch JD, Woods JA, Groman SM, Seu E. Behavioral Characteristics and Neural Mechanisms Mediating Performance in a Rodent Version of the Balloon Analog Risk Task. Neuropsychopharmacology 2010, 35: 1797-1806. PMID: 20375994, PMCID: PMC3055471, DOI: 10.1038/npp.2010.47.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBalloon Analogue Risk TaskRisk TaskPotential food rewardsMedial prefrontal cortexBiomarker of vulnerabilityRodent versionRisk-taking behaviorNeural basisIncentive motivationSuboptimal respondingFood rewardOrbitofrontal cortexPrefrontal cortexNeural circuitryHigh risk takingRewardGreater rewardsSubset of ratsLaboratory measuresFood pelletsHigh-risk behaviorsBehavioral characteristicsTaskCortexGreat public health concern