Relative insensitivity to time-out punishments induced by win-paired cues in a rat gambling task

ConclusionsThe emergence of risk-preferring choice on the rGT derives from a relative insensitivity to the cost of the time-out punishments, as opposed to a relative hypersensitivity to rewards. This hyposensitivity to punishment is more likely to be induced in individual rats by the addition of salient audiovisual cues to rewards delivered on win trials.
Source: Psychopharmacology - Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research