Impaired Reinforcement Learning Underlying Explore-Exploit Decision Making in Theft Recidivists
Yukiori Goto, Satoshi Yoshino, Chikara Kita, Moojun Won, Young‐A Lee
This study finds that non-kleptomanic theft recidivists show impaired reinforcement learning, as evidenced by lower learning rates and reduced optimal choices in a 4-arm bandit task.
bioRxiv · Sep 16, 2026 · PreprintNeuroscience