Dopamine Ramps Are a Consequence of Reward Prediction Errors

Temporal difference learning models of dopamine assert that phasic levels of dopamine encode a reward prediction error. However, this hypothesis has been challenged by recent observations of gradually ramping stratal dopamine levels as a goal is approached. This note describes conditions under which...

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Main Author: Gershman, Samuel J. (Contributor)
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences (Contributor)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MIT Press, 2014-03-24T14:53:03Z.
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