Samuel M. McClure

Dopamine dynamics in human anterior cingulate cortex during Pavlovian-instrumental conflict

This study investigates dopamine's role in the human anterior cingulate cortex during Pavlovian-instrumental conflict, showing it evaluates Pavlovian responses in a reinforcement learning framework.

Midbrain-Hippocampus Structural Connectivity Selectively Predicts Motivated Memory Encoding

The paper uses diffusion-weighted MRI and tractography to show that structural connectivity of SN/VTA-hippocampus pathways correlates with motivated memory performance.

Frontoparietal dynamics and value accumulation in intertemporal choice

The paper combines computational modeling and EEG to show that frontoparietal connectivity reflects value accumulation in intertemporal choice.

Hippocampal Pattern Separation Supports Reinforcement Learning

This study shows the hippocampus forms conjunctive representations that influence striatal prediction errors in reinforcement learning.

Joint Modeling of Reaction Times and Choice Improves Parameter Identifiability in Reinforcement Learning Models

This paper improves parameter identifiability in reinforcement learning models by jointly modeling reaction times and choices, enhancing the power to detect correlations with learning rates.

Causal Evidence for the Dependence of the Magnitude Effect on Dorsolateral Prefrontal Cortex

The paper uses rTMS to disrupt dlPFC activity and shows it reduces the magnitude effect, providing causal evidence for dlPFC's role in impulsivity.

Beyond Reward Prediction Errors: Human Striatum Updates Rule Values During Learning

The paper shows that striatum responses reflect a surprise signal from a Bayesian rule-learning model, not reward prediction error, during explicit rule learning.