Optogenetic inhibition

Intervention

1 paper1 finding

  • 1 lab in 1 country
  • Funders: Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development and 4 more
  • Animals1

Outcomes

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Preference for large, delayed rewards

upin rats1

1 study
  1. Optogenetic inhibition increases preference for large, delayed rewards in rats.

    “mPFC inactivation during deliberation (during decisions between small, immediate vs. large, delayed rewards) increased preference for large, delayed rewards in both age groups.”

    Animalsduring deliberation

    Optogenetic inhibition reveals distinct contributions of medial prefrontal cortex to intertemporal choice in young and aged rats

    Cerebral cortex (New York, N.Y. : 1991)2 Oct 2025

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