Table 2.
HAD rats are more sensitive to delayed or probabilistic outcomes.
Delay Discounting | Probability Discounting | |||
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Bias | k | Bias | k | |
HAD1 | 1.28 ± 0.04*** | 0.53 ± 0.07** | 1.14 ± 0.10* | 0.76 ± 0.19* |
HAD2 | 1.36 ± 0.09*** | 0.40 ± 0.07** | 1.12 ± 0.09* | 0.53 ± 0.19* |
LAD1 | 0.99 ± 0.09 | 0.20 ± 0.06 | 1.00 ± 0.12 | 0.25 ± 0.04 |
LAD2 | 0.80 ± 0.11 | 0.25 ± 0.04 | 0.76 ± 0.14 | 0.44 ± 0.30 |
Data shown are the mean ± SEM for bias (b) and discount parameter (k) values as derived from the hyperbolic discount function (Equation 1). Higher values of k indicate greater sensitivity to delayed or probabilistic outcomes. Bias values above one indicate a preference for the cost (uncertain or delayed) lever and bias values below 1.0 indicate a preference for the certain or immediate lever. HAD1 n = 6, HAD2 n = 6, LAD1 n = 6, LAD2 n = 5. Significant line differences are denoted as follows,
p < 0.05,
p = 0.001,
p < 0.001