TABLE 1.
Step | Description | Advancement criteria |
1. Surgery | Fiber implantation | 1 day of water restriction post-recovery |
2. Free drinks | Ports give water, no stimulus | Trial rate |
3. Request rewards | Rewards for center port trial requests and correct responses | Trial rate |
4. Only correct rewards | Request rewards disabled | 400 trials completed |
5. Long penalty | Increased timeout for incorrect responses | Performance > ∼70% |
6. Optogenetic suppression | Laser on for 10% of trials | N/A |