Estrogenic control of reward prediction errors and reinforcement learning
Carla E. M. Golden, Audrey C. Martin, Daljit Kaur, Andrew Mah, Diana H. Levy, Takashi Yamaguchi, Amy W. Lasek, Dayu Lin, Chiye J. Aoki, Christine M. Constantinople
This study shows that endogenous 17β-estradiol enhances reward prediction errors in the nucleus accumbens by reducing dopamine reuptake, thereby influencing reinforcement learning.
bioRxiv · Dec 9, 2023 · PreprintNeuroscience