Research areas
I am interested in how animals and people learn to adjust their behaviour to obtain reward. Most of my research has focused on the mesolimbic dopamine system and its role in adaptive behaviour. However, I have also studied other psychological functions of dopamine (such as reward, motivation, response selection and response initiation) in a variety of species (rodents, carnivores, nonhuman primates and neurological patients). I have additional experience in the study of the neurophysiology and functional neuroanatomy of sensory systems, particularly regarding selective attention.
Selected publications
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Open access
Bull, bear, or rat markets: rat "stock market" task reveals human-like behavioral biases
Huttunen, A., Reeve, H. & Bowman, E., Dec 2020, In: Journal of Neuroscience, Psychology, and Economics. 13, 4, p. 204-229Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Occasion setters determine responses of putative DA neurons to discriminative stimuli
Aquili, L., Bowman, E. M. & Schmidt, R., Sept 2020, In: Neurobiology of Learning and Memory. 173, 10 p., 107270.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Exacerbation of the credit assignment problem in rats with lesions of the medial prefrontal cortex is revealed by Bayesian analysis of behavior in the pre-solution period of learning
Wang, J., Tait, D. S., Brown, V. J. & Bowman, E. M., 17 Oct 2019, In: Behavioural Brain Research. 372, 112037.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Assessment of intradimensional/extradimensional attentional set-shifting in rats
Tait, D. S., Bowman, E. M., Neuwirth, L. S. & Brown, V. J., Jun 2018, In: Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews. 89, p. 72-84 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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Wearable organic optoelectronic sensors for medicine
Bansal, A. K., Hou, S., Kulyk, O., Bowman, E. M. & Samuel, I. D. W., 4 Dec 2015, In: Advanced Materials. 27, 46, p. 7638–7644Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Wearable organic optoelectronic sensors for medicine
Bansal, A. K., Hou, S., Kulyk, O., Bowman, E. M. & Samuel, I. D. W., 19 Dec 2014, International Conference on Fibre Optics and Photonics, 2014. Optical Society of American (OSA), (International Conference on Fibre Optics and Photonics, 2014).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
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Psychopharmacology of Reward and Appetite in Rats
Bowman, E. M., 2009, Encyclopedia of Neuroscience. Squire, L. (ed.). Academic Press/Elsevier , p. 1205-1210Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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Development of a behavioral task measuring reward “wanting” and “liking” in rats
Wilson, D. I. G., Laidlaw, A. H., Butler, E., Hoffman, D. & Bowman, E. M., 30 Jan 2006, In: Physiology & Behavior. 87, 1, p. 154 - 161 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Neurons in dopamine-rich areas of the rat medial midbrain predominantly encode the outcome-related rather than behavioural switching properties of conditioned stimuli
Wilson, D. I. G. & Bowman, E. M., Jan 2006, In: European Journal of Neuroscience. 23, 1, p. 205-218 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Excitotoxic lesions of the pedunculopontine tegmental nucleus in rats impair performance on a test of sustained attention
Kozak, R., Bowman, E. M., Latimer, M. P., Rostron, C. L. & Winn, P., Apr 2005, In: Experimental Brain Research. 162, 2, p. 257-264 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review