Learning with reinforcement prediction errors in a model of the Drosophila mushroom body

Dopamine neurons in the mushroom body help Drosophila learn to approach rewards and avoid punishments. Here, the authors propose a model in which dopaminergic learning signals encode reinforcement prediction errors by utilising feedback reinforcement predictions from mushroom body output neurons.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: James E. M. Bennett, Andrew Philippides, Thomas Nowotny
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-05-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-22592-4