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Time representation in reinforcement learning models of the basal ganglia

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Gershman, Samuel J.; Moustafa, Ahmed A.; Ludvig, Elliot A.
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Abstract
Reinforcement learning (RL) models have been influential in understanding many aspects of basal ganglia function, from reward prediction to action selection. Time plays an important role in these models, but there is still no theoretical consensus about what kind of time representation is used by the basal ganglia. We review several theoretical accounts and their supporting evidence. We then discuss the relationship between RL models and the timing mechanisms that have been attributed to the basal ganglia. We hypothesize that a single computational system may underlie both RL and interval timing—the perception of duration in the range of seconds to hours. This hypothesis, which extends earlier models by incorporating a time-sensitive action selection mechanism, may have important implications for understanding disorders like Parkinson's disease in which both decision making and timing are impaired.
Date issued
2014-01
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/94333
Department
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences
Journal
Frontiers in Computational Neuroscience
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Frontiers Research Foundation
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Gershman, Samuel J., Ahmed A. Moustafa, and Elliot A. Ludvig. “Time Representation in Reinforcement Learning Models of the Basal Ganglia.” Frontiers in Computational Neuroscience 7 (2014).
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1662-5188

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