Decisions bias future choices by modifying hippocampal associative memories

Decision-making is traditionally thought to be guided by memories of option values. Here, the authors challenge this view by showing that merely making a choice – even without experiencing any outcomes – alters neural representations of stimulus-reward associations and biases future decisions.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Lennart Luettgau, Claus Tempelmann, Luca Franziska Kaiser, Gerhard Jocham
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2020-07-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-17192-7