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Bernard Balleine

University of New South Wales (UNSW) - Decision Neuroscience Laboratory

Australia

SCHOLARLY PAPERS

5

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282

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Scholarly Papers (5)

1.

A Novel GPCR-Based Memory Process is Necessary for the Influence of Predictive Learning on Choice

Number of pages: 49 Posted: 21 Oct 2019
University of New South Wales (UNSW) - Decision Neuroscience Laboratory, University of New South Wales (UNSW) - Decision Neuroscience Laboratory, University of New South Wales (UNSW) - Decision Neuroscience Laboratory, University of New South Wales (UNSW) - Decision Neuroscience Laboratory, University of New South Wales (UNSW) - Decision Neuroscience Laboratory, University of New South Wales (UNSW) - Decision Neuroscience Laboratory, University of New South Wales (UNSW) - Decision Neuroscience Laboratory and University of New South Wales (UNSW) - Decision Neuroscience Laboratory
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Predictive learning, Pavlovian-instrumental transfer, decision-making, nucleus accumbens, basolateral amygdala, cholinergic interneurons, delta-opioid receptors

2.

Reduced Sensitivity to Background Reward Underlies Apathy after Traumatic Brain Injury: Insights from an Ecological Foraging Framework

Number of pages: 31 Posted: 03 Mar 2023
University of New South Wales (UNSW), University of Otago, University of New South Wales (UNSW) - Decision Neuroscience Laboratory, Cho Ray Hospital, Ho Chi Minh City University of Education, Ho Chi Minh City University of Education, The University of Sydney and University of New South Wales (UNSW)
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motivation, decision making, Marginal value theorem, Goal-directed behaviour, brain damage

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Striatal Direct and Indirect Pathway Neurons Differentially Control the Encoding and Updating of Goal-Directed Learning

Number of pages: 52 Posted: 15 Apr 2020
James Peak, Billy Chieng, Genevra Hart and Bernard Balleine
University of New South Wales (UNSW) - Decision Neuroscience Laboratory, University of New South Wales (UNSW) - Decision Neuroscience Laboratory, University of New South Wales (UNSW) - Decision Neuroscience Laboratory and University of New South Wales (UNSW) - Decision Neuroscience Laboratory
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instrumental conditioning, goal-directed learning, Goal-directed action, posterior dorsomedial striatum, Direct pathway Neurons, indirect pathway neurons, spiny projection neurons

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Stubborn by design: When past rewards keep agents betting on known losses 

Number of pages: 48 Posted: 07 May 2026 Last Revised: 08 Jun 2026
University of New South Wales (UNSW) - Manos Institute for Cognitive Economics, UNSW Australia Business School, School of Banking and Finance, London School of Economics and University of New South Wales (UNSW) - Decision Neuroscience Laboratory
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experimental economics, reinforcement learning, Pavlovian bias, gamification, investor inertia, risk, behavioral economics, adaptive mismatch

5.

Friend or Foe: The Influence of Ambient Sound on Risk Perception

Posted: 21 Jul 2019 Last Revised: 10 Jun 2020
University of New South Wales (UNSW) - Manos Institute for Cognitive Economics, University of New South Wales (UNSW) - Decision Neuroscience Laboratory, University of New South Wales, University of Pennsylvania - The Wharton School and UNSW Australia Business School

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Neuroeconomics, Applied Psychology, Risk perception, Decision-making under uncertainty