Twice as nice: Boosts in adolescent reinforcement learning from Pavlovian bias and age-related prioritization of reward-motivated incidental memory.
Haley Hegefeld, Juliet Y. Davidow
This study shows adolescents outperform children and adults in reinforcement learning using Pavlovian biases, while children have better memory for rewarding events.
bioRxiv · Jul 11, 2025 · PreprintNeuroscience