Topic: Markov model

Animal behavior results from the integration of sensory stimuli and internal models of the functioning of the environment. Adaptation hinges on optimizing actions for survival: maximizing rewards, and minimizing punishments. For this project, humans and rats were tested in non-sensory tasks, where informed gambling strategies enhance reward outcomes.Our two-alternative forced-choice foraging task involves rats initiating trials with a central nose-poke, followed by withdrawal and selection of a water reward spout based on the estimated reward likelihood on either side. Manipulating the probabi