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ArticleCell reports2024

Dorsal raphe neurons integrate the values of reward amount, delay, and uncertainty in multi-attribute decision-making.

Yang-Yang Feng, Ethan S Bromberg-Martin, Ilya E Monosov

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Article in Cell reports, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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Yang-Yang FengDepartment of Neuroscience, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, USA; Department of Biomedical Engineering, Washington University, St. Louis, MO, USA.
Ethan S Bromberg-MartinDepartment of Neuroscience, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, USA.
Ilya E MonosovDepartment of Neuroscience, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, USA; Department of Biomedical Engineering, Washington University, St. Louis, MO, USA; Washington University Pain Center, Washington University, St. Louis, MO, USA; Department of Neurosurgery, Washington University, St. Louis, MO, USA; Department of Electrical Engineering, Washington University, St. Louis, MO, USA. Electronic address: ilya.monosov@gmail.com.

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Abstract

The dorsal raphe nucleus (DRN) is implicated in psychiatric disorders that feature impaired sensitivity to reward amount, impulsivity when facing reward delays, and risk-seeking when confronting reward uncertainty. However, it has been unclear whether and how DRN neurons signal reward amount, reward delay, and reward uncertainty during multi-attribute value-based decision-making, where subjects consider these attributes to make a choice. We recorded DRN neurons as monkeys chose between offers whose attributes, namely expected reward amount, reward delay, and reward uncertainty, varied independently. Many DRN neurons signaled offer attributes, and this population tended to integrate the attributes in a manner that reflected monkeys' preferences for amount, delay, and uncertainty. After decision-making, in response to post-decision feedback, these same neurons signaled signed reward prediction errors, suggesting a broader role in tracking value across task epochs and behavioral contexts. Our data illustrate how the DRN participates in value computations, guiding theories about the role of the DRN in decision-making and psychiatric disease.

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Decision MakingDorsal Raphe NucleusMacaca mulattaNeuronsRewardAnimalsMaleUncertaintyCP: Neurosciencedecision-makingdelaydorsal raphe nucleusinformation-seekingmulti-attributerewardreward prediction erroruncertaintyvalue

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