Reward timescale controls the rate of behavioral and dopaminergic learning
Dennis A. Burke, Annie Taylor, Huijeong Jeong, SeulAh Lee, Leo Charles Peek Zsembik, Brenda Wu, Joseph R Floeder, Gautam A. Naik, Ritchie Chen, Vijay Mohan K Namboodiri
The paper shows that the rate of behavioral and dopaminergic learning in mice is proportional to the reward interval, with a model explaining this relationship.
Nature Neuroscience · Feb 12, 2026Peer-reviewedNeuroscience