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    The rational use of causal inference to guide reinforcement learning strengthens with age

    Beliefs about the controllability of positive or negative events in the environment can shape learning throughout the lifespan. Previous research has shown that adults’ learning is modulated by beliefs about t...

    Alexandra O. Cohen, Kate Nussenbaum, Hayley M. Dorfman in npj Science of Learning (2020)

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    More than two forms of Pavlovian prediction

    Behavioural neuroscience and reinforcement learning theory distinguish between ‘model-free’ and ‘model-based’ computations that can guide behaviour. A recent study demonstrates that Pavlovian learning can give...

    Hillary A. Raab, Catherine A. Hartley in Nature Human Behaviour (2019)