Age differences in learning emerge from an insufficient representation of uncertainty in older adults
The ability to learn decreases with old age especially in a dynamically changing environment, however the precise nature of this decline is not understood. Nassar and colleagues report that older adults show a reduced ability to learn from uncertain outcomes compared to younger adults.
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Nature Publishing Group
2016-06-01
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Series: | Nature Communications |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms11609 |