Tonic dopamine modulates exploitation of reward learning

Tonic dopamine modulates exploitation of reward learning

The impact of dopamine on adaptive behavior in a naturalistic environment is largely unexamined. Experimental work suggests that phasic dopamine is central to reinforcement learning whereas tonic dopamine may modulate performance without altering learning per se; however, this idea has not been deve...

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Main Authors: Jeff A Beeler, Nathaniel D Daw, Cristianne R M Frazier, Xiaoxi Zhuang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2010-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience
Subjects:
Dopamine
reinforcement learning
behavioral flexibility
DAT knock down
environmental adaptation
explore-exploit
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fnbeh.2010.00170/full

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