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Stimulation in the Rat Anterior Insula and Anterior Cingulate During an Effortful Weightlifting Task by Silva, Carlos, Porter, Blake S, Hillman, Kristin L

“…When performing tasks, animals must continually assess how much effort is being expended, and gage this against ever-changing physiological states. As effort…”
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Rhythmic coordination of hippocampal neurons during associative memory processing by Rangel, Lara M, Rueckemann, Jon W, Riviere, Pamela D, Keefe, Katherine R, Porter, Blake S, Heimbuch, Ian S, Budlong, Carl H, Eichenbaum, Howard

“…Hippocampal oscillations are dynamic, with unique oscillatory frequencies present during different behavioral states. To examine the extent to which these…”
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Dorsomedial prefrontal neural ensembles reflect changes in task utility that culminate in task quitting by Porter, Blake S, Hillman, Kristin L

“…When performing a physically demanding behavior, sometimes the optimal choice is to quit the behavior rather than persist to minimize energy expenditure for…”
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Anterior cingulate cortex encoding of effortful behavior by Porter, Blake S, Hillman, Kristin L, Bilkey, David K

“…An animal's ability to assess the value of their behaviors to minimize energy use while maximizing goal achievement is critical to its survival. The anterior…”
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Hippocampal place cell encoding of sloping terrain by Porter, Blake S., Schmidt, Robert, Bilkey, David K.

“…Effective navigation relies on knowledge of one's environment. A challenge to effective navigation is accounting for the time and energy costs of routes…”
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Regional Activity in the Rat Anterior Cingulate Cortex and Insula during Persistence and Quitting in a Physical-Effort Task by Porter, Blake S, Li, Kunling, Hillman, Kristin L

“…As animals carry out behaviors, particularly costly ones, they must constantly assess whether or not to persist in the behavior or quit. The anterior cingulate…”
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