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A melancholy machine: simulated synapse loss induces depression-like behaviors in deep reinforcement learning
Eric Chalmers, Santina Duarte, Xena Al-Hejji…·Robert J. McDonald
This paper simulates dendritic spine loss in a deep reinforcement learning agent, inducing depression-like behaviors and suggesting that MDD may result from reduced brain connectivity rather than monoamine imbalances.
DOI 10.1101/2024.06.01.596905