Multiple routes to enhanced memory for emotionally relevant events
Events associated with aversive or rewarding outcomes are prioritized in memory. This
memory boost is commonly attributed to the elicited affective response, closely linked to …
memory boost is commonly attributed to the elicited affective response, closely linked to …
Explaining dopamine through prediction errors and beyond
The most influential account of phasic dopamine holds that it reports reward prediction
errors (RPEs). The RPE-based interpretation of dopamine signaling is, in its original form …
errors (RPEs). The RPE-based interpretation of dopamine signaling is, in its original form …
D1 and D2 medium spiny neurons in the nucleus accumbens core have distinct and valence-independent roles in learning
At the core of value-based learning is the nucleus accumbens (NAc). D1-and D2-receptor-
containing medium spiny neurons (MSNs) in the NAc core are hypothesized to have …
containing medium spiny neurons (MSNs) in the NAc core are hypothesized to have …
Neural index of reinforcement learning predicts improved stimulus–response retention under high working memory load
R Rac-Lubashevsky, A Cremer… - Journal of …, 2023 - Soc Neuroscience
Human learning and decision-making are supported by multiple systems operating in
parallel. Recent studies isolating the contributions of reinforcement learning (RL) and …
parallel. Recent studies isolating the contributions of reinforcement learning (RL) and …
Insights into control over cognitive flexibility from studies of task-switching
T Egner, A Siqi-Liu - Current Opinion in Behavioral Sciences, 2024 - Elsevier
Highlights•An individual's level of cognitive flexibility (or switch cost) varies with context.•Two
key factors that modulate switch cost are switch rate and reward prospect.•We review recent …
key factors that modulate switch cost are switch rate and reward prospect.•We review recent …
A computational architecture of punishment insensitivity
Jean-Richard-dit-Bressel et al.(1) recently distinguished three phenotypes of punishment
learning: sensitive individuals (who readily avoid punishment), unaware individuals (who …
learning: sensitive individuals (who readily avoid punishment), unaware individuals (who …
Dopamine encoding of novelty facilitates efficient uncertainty-driven exploration
When facing an unfamiliar environment, animals need to explore to gain new knowledge
about which actions provide reward, but also put the newly acquired knowledge to use as …
about which actions provide reward, but also put the newly acquired knowledge to use as …
Cognitive-attentional mechanisms of cooperation—with implications for attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder and cognitive neuroscience
People's cooperativeness depends on many factors, such as their motives, cognition,
experiences, and the situation they are in. To date, it is unclear how these factors interact …
experiences, and the situation they are in. To date, it is unclear how these factors interact …
The challenge of learning adaptive mental behavior.
PF Hitchcock, MJ Frank - Journal of Psychopathology and Clinical …, 2024 - psycnet.apa.org
Many psychotherapies aim to help people replace maladaptive mental behaviors (such as
those leading to unproductive worry) with more adaptive ones (such as those leading to …
those leading to unproductive worry) with more adaptive ones (such as those leading to …
Reply to Jarvis and Chong: Understanding punishment insensitivity phenotypes using computational modelling
P Jean-Richard-dit-Bressel… - Proceedings of the …, 2023 - National Acad Sciences
When exposed to a straightforward task where an action has a net detrimental outcome, we
have found that the propensity to stop making detrimental choices is bimodally distributed …
have found that the propensity to stop making detrimental choices is bimodally distributed …