News tagged with prediction error
Learning strategies are associated with distinct neural signatures
The process of learning requires the sophisticated ability to constantly update our expectations of future rewards so we may make accurate predictions about those rewards in the face of a changing environment. ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
May 26, 2010 |
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Parkinson's patients shed light on role of reward bias in compulsive behaviors
New research unravels the brain mechanisms that underlie the ability of a standard drug treatment for Parkinson's to elicit compulsive behaviors in some patients with the disease. The study, published by Cell Press in the ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Jan 13, 2010 |
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Scientists Develop New Method to Quantify Climate Modeling Uncertainty
(PhysOrg.com) -- Climate scientists recognize that climate modeling projections include a significant level of uncertainty. A team of researchers using computing facilities at Oak Ridge National Laboratory has identified ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Oct 21, 2009 |
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Brain mechanisms of social conformity
New research reveals the brain activity that underlies our tendency to "follow the crowd." The study, published by Cell Press in the January 15th issue of the journal Neuron, provides intriguing insight into how human behavi ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Jan 14, 2009 |
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