Rules and mechanisms for efficient two-stage learning in neural circuits

Trial-and-error learning requires evaluating variable actions and reinforcing successful variants. In songbirds, vocal exploration is induced by LMAN, the output of a basal ganglia-related circuit that also contributes a corrective bias to the vocal output. This bias is gradually consolidated in RA,...

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Main Authors: Tiberiu Teşileanu, Bence Ölveczky, Vijay Balasubramanian
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: eLife Sciences Publications Ltd 2017-04-01
Series:eLife
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Online Access:https://elifesciences.org/articles/20944