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The hippocampal-striatal axis in learning, prediction and goal-directed behavior

Pennartz, C.M.A., Ito, R., Verschure, P.F.M.J., Battaglia, F.P., Robbins, T.W.·2011·Trends in Neurosciences

Abstract

The hippocampal formation and striatum subserve declarative and procedural memory, respectively. However, experimental evidence suggests that the ventral striatum, as opposed to the dorsal striatum, does not lend itself to being part of either system. Instead, it may constitute a system integrating inputs from the amygdala, prefrontal cortex and hippocampus to generate motivational, outcome-predicting signals that invigorate goal-directed behaviors. Inspired by reinforcement learning models, we suggest an alternative scheme for computational functions of the striatum. Dorsal and ventral striatum are proposed to compute outcome predictions largely in parallel, using different types of information as input. The nature of the inputs to striatum is furthermore combinatorial, and the specificity of predictions transcends the level of scalar value signals, incorporating episodic information.

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  • The ventral striatum receives afferents from neural regions traditionally implicated in affective processes, including orbitofrontal cortex, dorsal anterior cingulate cortex, ventromedial PFC, amygdala, and hippocampus.

    “The ventral striatum receives afferents from neural regions traditionally implicated in affective processes, including orbitofrontal cortex (OFC), dorsal anterior cingulate cortex, ventromedial PFC, amygdala, and hippocampus (e.g., Haber and Knutson, 2010, Pennartz et al., 2011; see Delgado, 2007).”

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Authors
Pennartz, C. M. A., Ito, R., Verschure, P. F. M. J., Battaglia, F. P., & Robbins, T. W.
Affiliations
  • University of Amsterdam (NL)
  • University of Oxford (GB)
  • Institució Catalana de Recerca i Estudis Avançats (ES)
  • University of Cambridge (GB)
Corresponding author
Pennartz, C.M.A.
Venue
Trends in Neurosciences
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2011-10
Volume
34
Issue
10
Pages
548-559
ISSN
0166-2236 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2100983013
Cited by
287
References
154
Citations by year
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FWCI
1.85
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Trends in Neurosciences (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • UvA-DARE (University of Amsterdam) (publishedVersion)
  • Radboud Repository (Radboud University) (submittedVersion)
  • Data Archiving and Networked Services (DANS) (submittedVersion)
Funders
Wellcome Trust (WT078197)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Memory and Neural Mechanisms
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience › Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior
Keywords
ventral striatum, dorsal striatum, goal-directed behavior, outcome prediction, reinforcement learning, hippocampus, procedural memory, declarative memory
MeSH terms
Animals, Corpus Striatum, Goals, Hippocampus, Humans, Learning, Neural Pathways, Spatial Behavior

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