Deviation from the matching law reflects an optimal strategy involving learning over multiple timescales

oleh: Kiyohito Iigaya, Yashar Ahmadian, Leo P. Sugrue, Greg S. Corrado, Yonatan Loewenstein, William T. Newsome, Stefano Fusi

Format: Article
Diterbitkan: Nature Portfolio 2019-04-01

Deskripsi

Recent experience can only provide limited information to guide decisions in a volatile environment. Here, the authors report that the choices made by a monkey in a dynamic foraging task can be better explained by a model that combines learning on both fast and slow timescales.