Data from: Distinct roles of striatal direct and indirect pathways in value-based decision making
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Abstract
The striatum is critically involved in value-based decision making. However, it is unclear how striatal direct and indirect pathways work together to make optimal choices in a dynamic and uncertain environment. Here, we examined the effects of selectively inactivating D1 receptor (D1R)- or D2 receptor (D2R)-expressing dorsal striatal neurons (corresponding to direct- and indirect-pathway neurons, respectively) on mouse choice behavior in a reversal task with progressively increasing reversal frequency and a dynamic two-armed bandit task. Inactivation of either D1R- or D2R-expressing striatal neurons impaired performance in both tasks, but the pattern of altered choice behavior differed between the two animal groups. A reinforcement learning model-based analysis indicated that inactivation of D1R- and D2R-expressing striatal neurons selectively impairs value-dependent action selection and value learning, respectively. Our results suggest differential contributions of striatal direct and indirect pathways to two distinct steps in value-based decision making.
- Kwak, Shinae; Jung, Min Whan (2019), Distinct roles of striatal direct and indirect pathways in value-based decision making, eLife, Article-journal, https://doi.org/10.7554/elife.46050
- Yang, Minsu Abel; Jung, Min Whan; Lee, Sang Wan (2025). Striatal arbitration between choice strategies guides few-shot adaptation. Nature Communications. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-025-57049-5
