Entropy-based metrics for predicting choice behavior based on local response to reward

Animals distribute their choices between alternative options according to relative reinforcement they receive from those options (matching law). Here, the authors propose metrics based on information theory that can predict this global behavioral rule based on local response to reward feedback.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Ethan Trepka, Mehran Spitmaan, Bilal A. Bari, Vincent D. Costa, Jeremiah Y. Cohen, Alireza Soltani
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2021-11-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-26784-w