Meta-Reinforcement Learning reconciles surprise, value, and control in the anterior cingulate cortex.

The role of the dorsal anterior cingulate cortex (dACC) in cognition is a frequently studied yet highly debated topic in neuroscience. Most authors agree that the dACC is involved in either cognitive control (e.g., voluntary inhibition of automatic responses) or monitoring (e.g., comparing expectati...

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Published in:	PLoS Computational Biology
Main Authors:	Tim Vriens, Eliana Vassena, Giovanni Pezzulo, Gianluca Baldassarre, Massimo Silvetti
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2025-04-01
Online Access:	https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pcbi.1013025

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