(For CS/SE/ML folks:) If you have time for some "extracurricular" reading over the holidays: a survey of truly exciting results establishing a deep connection between TD-Reinforcement Learning and the Dopamine system in primate brains. h/t @ezraklein https://t.co/E4sHzCVGsj
Understanding dopamine and reinforcement learning: the dopamine reward prediction error hypothesis.
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Abstract in brief
- Recent research has made significant progress in understanding the behavior of midbrain dopamine neurons and their role in learning and motivation.
- The dopamine reward prediction error hypothesis explains that dopamine activity signals whether a received reward is better or worse than expected, guiding learning through synaptic changes in the brain.
- The integration of experimental findings and computational models suggests that the phasic bursts of dopamine act as a global mechanism for modifying synapses, supporting reinforcement learning processes that influence much of animal and human behavior.]
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神経科学にDynamic Programmingの話が出てくるのおもしろいな Understanding dopamine and reinforcement learning: The dopamine reward prediction error hypothesis https://t.co/TQXdxUVkMM
@Qivshi1 Yes, the behaviorists were the first to use RL-like models and neuro folks know this. For example, see this review: https://t.co/5tbcOMooZa
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48/ The way dopamine works also explains why we so easily spring back from failures. That’s because of this interesting nuance: if rewards are worse than expected, dopamine doesn’t reduce as much. https://t.co/ku2awed7SU https://t.co/JmXdjM4Zkp
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RT @devanbu: (For CS/SE/ML folks:) If you have time for some "extracurricular" reading over the holidays: a survey of truly exciting result…
(For CS/SE/ML folks:) If you have time for some "extracurricular" reading over the holidays: a survey of truly exciting results establishing a deep connection between TD-Reinforcement Learning and the Dopamine system in primate brains. h/t @ezraklein https://t.co/E4sHzCVGsj
@Qivshi1 Yes, the behaviorists were the first to use RL-like models and neuro folks know this. For example, see this review: https://t.co/5tbcOMooZa
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神経科学にDynamic Programmingの話が出てくるのおもしろいな Understanding dopamine and reinforcement learning: The dopamine reward prediction error hypothesis https://t.co/TQXdxUVkMM
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