Anterior cingulate cortex represents action-state predictions and causally mediates model-based reinforcement learning in a two-step decision task.
Thomas E. Akam, Ines Rodrigues-Vaz, Ivo Marcelo, Xiangyu Zhang, Michael Pereira, Rodrigo Freire Oliveira, Peter Dayan, Rui M. Costa
This study shows that the anterior cingulate cortex (ACC) represents action-state transitions and mediates model-based reinforcement learning in mice by influencing subsequent choices based on these transitions.
bioRxiv · May 23, 2020 · PreprintNeuroscience