Long-term Learning Induces Plastic Changes in Frontostriatal Circuits
Diancun Xuan, Diana C. Burk, Ramón Bartolo, Xiaoli Li A, Bruno B. Averbeck, Hua Tang
This study shows that long-term learning shifts information processing from the ventral striatum to the orbitofrontal cortex in macaques, challenging traditional theories of reinforcement learning.
bioRxiv · Jun 28, 2026 · PreprintNeuroscience