publications

preprints

Townsend, E. S., Garrod, D., Smith, K.S. (2025). Phasic dopamine tracks persistent attraction to reward cues. bioRxiv. link

Amaya, K.A., Carmichael, J.E., Townsend, E. S., Palmer, J.A., Stott, J.J., Smith, K.S. (2024). Habit learning shapes activity dynamics in the central amygdala. bioRxiv. link

peer-reviewed publications

2025

Townsend, E. S. & Smith, K. S. (2025). Behavioral microanalyses refine sign-tracking characterization and uncover different response dynamics during omission and extinction learning. Learning and Memory, 32(3). link

2023

Townsend, E. S., Amaya, K. A., Smedley, E. B., & Smith, K. S. (2023). Nucleus accumbens core acetylcholine receptors modulate the balance of flexible and inflexible cue-directed motivation. Scientific Reports, 13(1), 13375. link