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  • 1Department of Psychology, Koç University, Rumelifeneri yolu, Sarıyer, İstanbul, 34450, Turkey.

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Mice demonstrate the scalar property in counting, similar to rats and pigeons. They optimize reward rates by integrating counting uncertainty into their decisions, extending optimal risk assessment to numerical tasks.

Keywords:
Decision-makingMiceNonverbal countingNumerosityReward maximization

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Area of Science:

  • Cognitive Neuroscience
  • Animal Behavior
  • Decision Science

Background:

  • Rats and pigeons exhibit scalar property (Weber's Law) in count-based judgments, influencing time-based decisions.
  • The implications of this scalar property for reward-rate maximization in count-based decision-making remain unexplored.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate if mice exhibit the scalar property in response counting.
  • To determine if mice maximize reward rates by incorporating counting uncertainty into their decisions.

Main Methods:

  • Mice performed a fixed consecutive number (FCN) schedule task, requiring a minimum number of lever presses for reward.
  • Tested with FCN10, FCN20, and FCN40 schedules, analyzing response counts before reward collection.

Main Results:

  • Mice counting of responses demonstrated the scalar property for the first time.
  • Mice adapted their strategies to maximize reward rates by accounting for uncertainty in numerosity judgments.

Conclusions:

  • Mice possess count-based decision-making abilities with scalar properties.
  • Findings extend optimal risk-assessment principles from temporal to numerical domains.