Nucleus accumbens dopamine release reflects Bayesian inference during instrumental learning
A. J. Qu, L.-H. Tai, C. D. Hall, E. M. Tu, M. K. Eckstein, K. Mischanchuk, W. C. Lin, J. B. Chase, A. F. MacAskill, A. G. E. Collins, S. J. Gershman, L. Wilbrecht
The paper shows that dopamine release in the nucleus accumbens during instrumental learning reflects Bayesian inference of probabilistic beliefs about hidden environmental states.
bioRxiv · Nov 10, 2023Animal Behavior & Cognition