Dopamine transients do not act as model-free prediction errors during associative learning

Dopamine neurons are proposed to signal the reward prediction error in model-free reinforcement learning algorithms. Here, the authors show that when given during an associative learning task, optogenetic activation of dopamine neurons causes associative, rather than value, learning.

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Main Authors:	Melissa J. Sharpe, Hannah M. Batchelor, Lauren E. Mueller, Chun Yun Chang, Etienne J. P. Maes, Yael Niv, Geoffrey Schoenbaum
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Nature Publishing Group 2020-01-01
Series:	Nature Communications
Online Access:	https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-13953-1

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spelling	doaj-5731bc14a7b249e791e8968ac5facb692021-05-11T08:35:49ZengNature Publishing GroupNature Communications2041-17232020-01-0111111010.1038/s41467-019-13953-1Dopamine transients do not act as model-free prediction errors during associative learningMelissa J. Sharpe0Hannah M. Batchelor1Lauren E. Mueller2Chun Yun Chang3Etienne J. P. Maes4Yael Niv5Geoffrey Schoenbaum6National Institute on Drug Abuse, Intramural Research ProgramNational Institute on Drug Abuse, Intramural Research ProgramNational Institute on Drug Abuse, Intramural Research ProgramNational Institute on Drug Abuse, Intramural Research ProgramNational Institute on Drug Abuse, Intramural Research ProgramPrinceton Neuroscience Institute, Princeton UniversityNational Institute on Drug Abuse, Intramural Research ProgramDopamine neurons are proposed to signal the reward prediction error in model-free reinforcement learning algorithms. Here, the authors show that when given during an associative learning task, optogenetic activation of dopamine neurons causes associative, rather than value, learning.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-13953-1
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title	Dopamine transients do not act as model-free prediction errors during associative learning
title_short	Dopamine transients do not act as model-free prediction errors during associative learning
title_full	Dopamine transients do not act as model-free prediction errors during associative learning
title_fullStr	Dopamine transients do not act as model-free prediction errors during associative learning
title_full_unstemmed	Dopamine transients do not act as model-free prediction errors during associative learning
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series	Nature Communications
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publishDate	2020-01-01
description	Dopamine neurons are proposed to signal the reward prediction error in model-free reinforcement learning algorithms. Here, the authors show that when given during an associative learning task, optogenetic activation of dopamine neurons causes associative, rather than value, learning.
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Dopamine transients do not act as model-free prediction errors during associative learning

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