Midbrain hunger signalling modifies decision making under conflict

决策是哺乳动物大脑执行的最重要和最基本的生物过程之一。环境威胁和生理压力（如饥饿）会影响决策过程，从而扭曲风险/回报比，但大脑如何整合这些相互冲突的目标来决定行动选择尚不清楚。该项目旨在研究脑化学和电路控制下的冲突决策使用多学科的方法相结合的行为，药物遗传学，复杂的分子和功能分析。预期的结果将推进关于神经组织和冲突下决策计算的理论。

Decision-making is one of the most important and fundamental biological processes executed by the mammalian brain. Environmental threats and physiological pressures, such as hunger, can influence decision-making processes skewing the risk/reward ratio, yet how the brain integrates these conflicting goals to determine action selection is unknown. This project aims to investigate brain chemistry and circuitry controlling decision making under conflict using a multidisciplinary approach combining behaviour, pharmacogenetics, and sophisticated molecular and functional profiling. The expected outcomes will advance theories regarding the neural organisation and computation of decision making under conflict.