Toxoplasma gondii infection and testosterone congruently increase tolerance of male rats for risk of reward forfeiture

• Main Authors: Tan, Donna, Vyas, Ajai
• Other Authors: School of Biological Sciences
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2016
• Subjects: BART; Decision making; Impulsivity; Behavioral manipulation; Parasitism; Steroids
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/80333; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/40482
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Decision making under risk involves balancing the potential of gaining rewards with the possibility of loss and/or punishment. Tolerance to risk varies between individuals. Understanding the biological basis of risk tolerance is pertinent because excessive tolerance contributes to adverse health and...