Basal forebrain-derived acetylcholine encodes valence-free reinforcement prediction error.
James Fitzhugh Sturgill, Peter Hegedus, SJ Li, Quentin Chevy, Aubrey A Siebels, Miao Jing, Yiduo Li, Balázs Hangya, Ádám Kepecs
Cholinergic basal forebrain neurons and cortical acetylcholine release encode an unsigned, valence-free reinforcement prediction error that tracks learning alongside dopamine via shared upstream circuits.
bioRxiv · Feb 17, 2020 · PreprintNeuroscience