Adaptation of Dopamine Neurons' Mismatch Sensitivity Is not Compatible With Reinforcement Learning Theory

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2007-03Author
Tan, Can Ozan
Anderson, Eric
Dranias, Mark
Bullock, Daniel
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https://hdl.handle.net/2144/1946Abstract
Recent electrophysical data inspired the claim that dopaminergic neurons adapt their mismatch sensitivities to reflect variances of expected rewards. This contradicts reward prediction error theory and most basal ganglia models. Application of learning principles points to a testable alternative interpretation-of the same data-that is compatible with existing theory.