Instructed knowledge shapes feedback-driven aversive learning in striatum and orbitofrontal cortex, but not the amygdala

Socially-conveyed rules and instructions strongly shape expectations and emotions. Yet most neuroscientific studies of learning consider reinforcement history alone, irrespective of knowledge acquired through other means. We examined fear conditioning and reversal in humans to test whether instructe...

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Main Authors: Lauren Y Atlas, Bradley B Doll, Jian Li, Nathaniel D Daw, Elizabeth A Phelps
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: eLife Sciences Publications Ltd 2016-05-01
Series:eLife
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Online Access:https://elifesciences.org/articles/15192