2018 (4)
Dehaqani MR, Vahabie AH, Parsa M, Noudoost B, Soltani A (2018).
Selective Changes in Noise Correlations Contributes to an Enhanced Representation of Saccadic Targets in Prefrontal Neuronal Ensembles.
Cerebral Cortex.
Farashahi S, Rowe K, Aslami Z, Gobbini MI, Soltani A (2018).
Influence of Learning Strategy on Response Time during Complex Value-based Learning and Choice.
PLOS ONE, 13(5): e197263
Farashahi S, Azab H, Hayden B, Soltani A (2018). [PDF]
On the Flexibility of Basic Risk Attitudes in Monkeys.
Journal of Neuroscience, 38(18):4383-98
Farashahi S, Ting C-C, Kao C-H, Wu S-W, Soltani A (2018). [PDF]
Dynamic Combination of Sensory and Reward Information under Time Pressure.
PLOS Computational Biology, 14(3): e1006070
2017 (5)
Farashahi S, Rowe K, Aslami Z, Lee D, Soltani A (2017). [PDF]
Feature-based Learning Improves Adaptability without Compromising Precision.
Nature Communications, 8:1768.
Media Coverage: [EurekaAlert][MedicalXpress][Science Newsline]
Khorsand P, Soltani A (2017). [PDF]
Optimal Structure of Metaplasticity for Adaptive Learning.
PLOS Computational Biology, 13(6): e1005630
Chauhan V, Visconti di Oleggio Castello M, Soltani A, Gobbini MI (2017). [PDF]
Social Saliency of the Cue Slows Attention Shifts.
Frontiers in Psychology, 8(738): 1-11
Farashahi S, Donahue CH, Khorsand P, Seo H, Lee D, Soltani A (2017). [PDF]
Metaplasticity as a Neural Substrate for Adaptive Learning Choice under Uncertainty.
Neuron, 94(2), 401–414.
Media Coverage: [EurekaAlert][MedicalXpress][Medical News Today][Medindia][Psych Central][Science Newsline]
Recommended by Faculty of 1000
Soltani A, Chaisangmongkon W, Wang X-J (2017).
Neural Circuit Mechanisms of Value-Based Decision-Making and Reinforcement Learning.
in Decision Neuroscience. Dreher JC and Tremblay L (Eds.). Academic Press.
2016 (3)
Dehaqani MR, Vahabie AH, Parsa M, Noudoost B, Soltani A (2016). [PDF]
Enhanced Representation of Space by Prefrontal Neuronal Ensembles and its Dependence on Cognitive States.
bioRxiv, 065581.
Soltani A, Khorsand P, Guo CZ, Farashahi S, Liu J (2016). [PDF]
Neural Substrates of Cognitive Biases during Probabilistic Inference.
Nature Communications, 7:11393
Media coverage: [EurekaAlert][MedicalXpress][DailyMail][ScienceDaily][NatureMiddleEast][NatureAsia][LabEquip]
Gu X, Lohrenz TM, Salas R, Baldwin PR, Soltani A, Kirk U, Cinciripini P, Montague PR (2016). [PDF]
Belief about Nicotine Modulates Subjective Craving and Insula Activity in Deprived Smokers.
Frontiers in Psychiatry, 7(126): 1-11
2015 (2)
Khorsand P, Moore T, Soltani A (2015) [PDF]
Combined Contribution of Feedforward and Feedback Inputs to Bottom-up Attention.
Frontiers in Psychology, 6(155): 1-11
Gu X, Lohrenz TM, Salas R, Baldwin PR, Soltani A, Kirk U, Cinciripini P, Montague PR (2015) [PDF]
Belief about Nicotine Selectively Modulates Value and Reward Prediction Signals in Smokers.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 112 (8), 2539-44
2013 (1)
Soltani A, Noudoost B, Moore T (2013) [PDF]
Dissociable Dopaminergic Control of Saccadic Target Selection and its Implications for Reward Modulation.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 110 (9): 3579-84
before 2013 (7)
Soltani A, De Martino B, Camerer C (2012) [PDF][SI]
A Range-normalization Model of Context-dependent Choice: A New Model and Evidence.
PLoS Computational Biology, 8(7): e1002607
Hunt LT, Kolling N, Soltani A, Woolrich MW, Rushworth MFS, Behrens TEJ (2012) [PDF][SI]
Mechanisms Underlying Cortical Activity During Value-guided Choice.
Nature Neuroscience, 15(3): 470-476
see Nature Neuroscience News and Views on this paper [PDF]
Soltani A, Koch C (2010) [PDF] [SI]
Visual Saliency Computations: Mechanisms, Constraints, and the Effect of Feedback.
Journal of Neuroscience, 30(38): 12831-43
Soltani A, Wang X-J (2010) [PDF] [SI]
Synaptic Computation Underlying Probabilistic Inference.
Nature Neuroscience, 13(1): 112-119
Soltani A, Wang X-J (2008) [PDF]
From Biophysics to Cognition: Reward-dependent Adaptive Choice Behavior.
Current Opinion in Neurobiology, 18(2): 209-216
Soltani A, Lee D, Wang X-J (2006) [PDF]
Neural Mechanism for Stochastic Behavior During a Competitive Game.
Neural Networks, 19(8): 1075-1090
Soltani A, Wang X-J (2006) [PDF] [SI]
A Biophysically-based Neural Model of Matching Law Behavior: Melioration by Stochastic Synapses.
Journal of Neuroscience, 26(14): 3731-3744
Recent Conference Abstracts
Farashahi S, Rowe K°, Aslami Z°, Gobbini MI, Soltani A (2017). “Pattern of response time reveals the construction of reward value during adaptive learning and choice”. Society for Neuroscience
Spitmaan MM, Chu E°, Soltani A (2017). “Influence of attentional modulation on the construction of reward value”. Society for Neuroscience
Farashahi S, Azab H, Hayden B, Soltani A (2017). “Risk-seeking and loss-seeking in non-human primates is due to convex utility functions and not probability distortion”. Society for Neuroeconomics – selected for talk.
Chu E°, Spitmaan MM, Soltani A (2017). “Salience-driven value construction for choice under risk”. Society for Neuroeconomics
Farashahi S, Rowe K°, Aslami Z°, Gobbini MI, Soltani A (2017). “Pattern of response time reveals the construction of reward value during adaptive learning and choice”. Society for Neuroeconomics
Khorsand P, Soltani A (2017). “Metaplasticity for a changing world”. Computational and Systems Neuroscience
Farashahi S, Rowe K°, Aslami Z°, Soltani A (2016). “Removing the curse of dimensionality: a trade-off between adaptability and precision”. Society for Neuroeconomics
Horno O, Sptitmaan M, Soltani A (2016). “Contributions of neural adaptation to value-based and perceptual choice”. [Selected as the Best Poster Award of the meeting] Society for Neuroeconomics
Farashahi S, Rowe K°, Aslami Z°, Lee D, Soltani A (2016). “Hierarchical selection, reward-dependent metaplasticity, and choice under uncertainty”. Computational and Systems Neuroscience
Guo CZ°, Hoffman SG°, Khorsand P, Soltani A (2015). “Contribution of attentional selection to learning during probabilistic inference”. Society for Neuroscience
Farashahi S, Donahue CH, Seo H, Lee D, Soltani A (2015). “Metaplasticity as the neural substrates for choice under uncertainty”. Society for Neuroscience
Chu EL°, Harris LM°, Lee VW°, Farashahi S, Soltani A (2015). “Influence of value-dependent endogenous signals on saccadic choice”. Society for Neuroscience
Farashahi S, Seo H, Lee D, Soltani A (2015). “Metaplasticity and Choice under Uncertainty”. Computational and Systems Neuroscience
Liu J°, Guo CZ°, Salholz-Hillel MA°, Soltani A (2014). “Systematic Cognitive Biases during Probabilistic Inference”. Society for Neuroscience
Maier JJ°, Chu EL°, Kohler PJ, Soltani A (2014). “Saccadic and Perceptual Biases as Proxies for Attention”. Society for Neuroscience
Ebitz, RB, Albarran E, Soltani A, Moore T (2014). “Exploration and Uncertainty in the Frontal Eye Field during Value-guided Choice”. Society for Neuroscience
Khorsand P, Sun C°, Soltani A (2014). “Synaptic Substrates of Cognitive Biases during Probabilistic Inference”. Society for Neuroscience
Vahabie AH, Dehaqani MRA, Sun C°, Noudoost B, Soltani A (2014). “Contributions of Frontal Eye Field Spiking Activity and Synchrony to Control of Eye Movements”. Society for Neuroscience
Ebitz, RB, Albarran E, Soltani A, Moore T (2014). “Attention and Uncertainty during Reward Contingency Learning”. Computational and Systems Neuroscience
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