ArticleScientific reports2020
Sustaining temporal attention prevents habit expression during operant learning in rats.
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- Cognitive functions of the GPe.Trends in neurosciences · 2026Review
- Sequence termination cues drive habits via dopamine-mediated credit assignment.bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2025Article
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Abstract
As repeated operant performance promotes the transition from goal-directed action to habitual response, it appears that action-outcome contingency learning precedes and is necessary for the transition. Meanwhile, it is known that operant performance under a fixed interval (FI) schedule, in which the timing of reinforcement is predictable, is resistant to habit. However, the reason why the FI schedule prevents habit expression remains unclear. We reasoned that sustained attention for monitoring a certain interval might require a goal-directed process and prevent the transition. To verify this hypothesis, rats underwent FI schedule operant training while auditory cues were provided in a manner either contingent or non-contingent with the timing of lever pressing to obtain a reward. The subjects developed a habit with contingent cues, but not with either non-contingent cues or no cues. Overall, we conclude that the release from sustained attentional burden allows the expression of habit. (147 words).
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