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Garrett J Smith

Johns Hopkins University

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Ventral striatal astrocytes contribute to reinforcement learning

Julia Pai, Fatih Sogukpinar, Kei Ogasawara, Garrett J Smith, Francesca Romana Fiocchi, Yanchao Dai, Yifan Wu, Michael J. Frank, ShiNung Ching, Federica Lucantonio, Thomas Papouin, Marco Pignatelli, Naoki Hiratani, Ilya E. Monosov

This study shows that ventral striatal astrocytes influence reinforcement learning by modulating decision noisiness and reward-guided choice through calcium dynamics.

bioRxiv · Oct 20, 2025 · PreprintNeuroscience