List of works - Paul J Cocker

A selective role for dopamine D₄ receptors in modulating reward expectancy in a rodent slot machine task

scientific article published on 4 October 2013

Activation of dopamine D4 receptors within the anterior cingulate cortex enhances the erroneous expectation of reward on a rat slot machine task

scientific article published on 14 January 2016

Chronic administration of the dopamine D2/3 agonist ropinirole invigorates performance of a rodent slot machine task, potentially indicative of less distractible or compulsive-like gambling behaviour

scientific article published on 6 October 2016

Chronic atomoxetine treatment during adolescence decreases impulsive choice, but not impulsive action, in adult rats and alters markers of synaptic plasticity in the orbitofrontal cortex

scientific article published on 2 August 2011

Deep-Brain Stimulation of the Subthalamic Nucleus Selectively Decreases Risky Choice in Risk-Preferring Rats.

scientific article published on July 2017

Dissociable contributions of anterior cingulate cortex and basolateral amygdala on a rodent cost/benefit decision-making task of cognitive effort.

scientific article published on 5 February 2014

Dissociable effects of basolateral amygdala lesions on decision making biases in rats when loss or gain is emphasized

scientific article published in December 2014

Dissociable effects of systemic and orbitofrontal administration of adrenoceptor antagonists on yohimbine-induced motor impulsivity

scientific article published on 23 March 2017

Dopamine modulates reward expectancy during performance of a slot machine task in rats: evidence for a 'near-miss' effect

scientific article

Elucidating the role of D4 receptors in mediating attributions of salience to incentive stimuli on Pavlovian conditioned approach and conditioned reinforcement paradigms

scientific article

Inactivation of the orbitofrontal cortex reduces irrational choice on a rodent Betting Task

scientific article published on 18 February 2016

Irrational beliefs, biases and gambling: exploring the role of animal models in elucidating vulnerabilities for the development of pathological gambling

scientific article

Irrational choice under uncertainty correlates with lower striatal D(2/3) receptor binding in rats

scientific article published in October 2012

Prefrontal Cortical Inactivations Decrease Willingness to Expend Cognitive Effort on a Rodent Cost/Benefit Decision-Making Task.

scientific article

Sensitivity to cognitive effort mediates psychostimulant effects on a novel rodent cost/benefit decision-making task

scientific article

The agranular and granular insula differentially contribute to gambling-like behavior on a rat slot machine task: effects of inactivation and local infusion of a dopamine D4 agonist on reward expectancy

scientific article published on 14 July 2016

The anterior insula bidirectionally modulates cost-benefit decision-making on a rodent gambling task.

scientific article published on 9 September 2017

The β-adrenoceptor blocker propranolol ameliorates compulsive-like gambling behaviour in a rodent slot machine task: implications for iatrogenic gambling disorder

scientific article published on 03 August 2018

List of works by Paul J Cocker

A selective role for dopamine D₄ receptors in modulating reward expectancy in a rodent slot machine task

Activation of dopamine D4 receptors within the anterior cingulate cortex enhances the erroneous expectation of reward on a rat slot machine task

Chronic administration of the dopamine D2/3 agonist ropinirole invigorates performance of a rodent slot machine task, potentially indicative of less distractible or compulsive-like gambling behaviour

Chronic atomoxetine treatment during adolescence decreases impulsive choice, but not impulsive action, in adult rats and alters markers of synaptic plasticity in the orbitofrontal cortex

Deep-Brain Stimulation of the Subthalamic Nucleus Selectively Decreases Risky Choice in Risk-Preferring Rats.

Dissociable contributions of anterior cingulate cortex and basolateral amygdala on a rodent cost/benefit decision-making task of cognitive effort.

Dissociable effects of basolateral amygdala lesions on decision making biases in rats when loss or gain is emphasized

Dissociable effects of systemic and orbitofrontal administration of adrenoceptor antagonists on yohimbine-induced motor impulsivity

Dopamine modulates reward expectancy during performance of a slot machine task in rats: evidence for a 'near-miss' effect

Elucidating the role of D4 receptors in mediating attributions of salience to incentive stimuli on Pavlovian conditioned approach and conditioned reinforcement paradigms

Inactivation of the orbitofrontal cortex reduces irrational choice on a rodent Betting Task

Irrational beliefs, biases and gambling: exploring the role of animal models in elucidating vulnerabilities for the development of pathological gambling

Irrational choice under uncertainty correlates with lower striatal D(2/3) receptor binding in rats

Prefrontal Cortical Inactivations Decrease Willingness to Expend Cognitive Effort on a Rodent Cost/Benefit Decision-Making Task.

Sensitivity to cognitive effort mediates psychostimulant effects on a novel rodent cost/benefit decision-making task

The agranular and granular insula differentially contribute to gambling-like behavior on a rat slot machine task: effects of inactivation and local infusion of a dopamine D4 agonist on reward expectancy

The anterior insula bidirectionally modulates cost-benefit decision-making on a rodent gambling task.

The β-adrenoceptor blocker propranolol ameliorates compulsive-like gambling behaviour in a rodent slot machine task: implications for iatrogenic gambling disorder