Fig. 1: Wait time and trial initiation time were modulated by the value of the environment.
From: Distinct value computations support rapid sequential decisions
a Schematic of behavioral paradigm. b Distribution of wait times for one rat. Arrow indicates mean. c Block structure of task. d, e Average wait time on catch trials by reward in each block (blue = low, black = mixed, red = high) for d one rat and e averaged across rats. f Wait time ratio (average wait time for 20 μL in high block/low block) across all rats. Filled boxes indicated rats with p < 0.05, one-tailed Wilcoxon rank-sum test. Population average, p = 8.26 × 10−49, two-tailed Wilcoxon signed-rank test, N = 291. g, h Average trial initiation times in high (red) and low (blue) blocks for g one rat and h all rats (N = 291). i Trial initiation time ratio (average initiation time in high block/low block) across all rats. Filled boxes indicated rats with p < 0.05, one-tailed Wilcoxon rank-sum test. Population average, p = 1.82 × 10−49, two-tailed Wilcoxon signed-rank test, N = 291. All error bars are mean ± S.E.M. Source data are provided as a Source Data file.
