SELECTED
PUBLICATIONS

Sex differences in discrimination behavior and orbitofrontal engagement during context-gated reward prediction
Peterson S, Maheras A, Chavira J, Wu B, Keiflin R
BioRxiv (2023)

From prediction to action: dissociable roles of ventral tegmental area and substantia nigra dopamine neurons in instrumental reinforcement
Fraser KM, Pribut HJ, Janak PH, Keiflin R
Journal of Neuroscience (2023)

Ventral tegmental dopamine neurons participate in reward identity predictions
Keiflin R, Pribut HJ, Shah NB, Janak PH
Current Biology (2019)

Error-driven learning: dopamine signals more than value-based errors
Keiflin R & Janak PH
Current Biology (2017)

Dopamine prediction errors in reward learning and addiction: from theory to neural circuitry
Keiflin R & Janak PH
Neuron (2015)

The orbitofrontal cortex as part of a hierarchical neural system mediating choice between two good options
Keiflin R, Reese RM, Woods CA, Janak PH
Journal of Neuroscience (2013)

A causal link between prediction errors, dopamine neurons and learning
Steinberg EE*/ Keiflin R*, Boivin JR, Witten IB, Deisseroth K, Janak PH
Nature Neuroscience (2013)

Commentary: Dopamine signals mimic reward prediction errors. Schoenbaum G, Esber GR, Iordanova MD. Nature Neuroscience (2013)

Commentary: Opening the black box: dopamine, predictions, and learning. Eschel N, Tian J, Uchida N. Trends in Cognitive Sciences (2013)

A complete list of Dr.Keiflin’s peer reviewed publications can be found on his Google Scholar page.


COURSES
BY DR. KEIFLIN

PSY 116: Principles of Learning

PSY122: Neuroscience of Learning & Motivation

PSY594: Animal Models of Neuropsychiatric Disorders