Cited by 855Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on BehaviorNeural and Behavioral Psychology StudiesMemory and Neural Mechanisms

Reward, Motivation, and Reinforcement Learning

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Dayan, Peter, Balleine, Bernard W.·2002·Neuron

Abstract

There is substantial evidence that dopamine is involved in reward learning and appetitive conditioning. However, the major reinforcement learning-based theoretical models of classical conditioning (crudely, prediction learning) are actually based on rules designed to explain instrumental conditioning (action learning). Extensive anatomical, pharmacological, and psychological data, particularly concerning the impact of motivational manipulations, show that these models are unreasonable. We review the data and consider the involvement of a rich collection of different neural systems in various aspects of these forms of conditioning. Dopamine plays a pivotal, but complicated, role.

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Authors
Dayan, P., & Balleine, B. W.
Affiliations
  • Gatsby Computational Neuroscience Unit (GB)
  • University of California, Los Angeles (US)
Corresponding author
Dayan, Peter
Venue
Neuron
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2002-10
Volume
36
Issue
2
Pages
285-298
ISSN
0896-6273 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2043615441
Cited by
855
References
140
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FWCI
1.71
Type
journal article
Language
en
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  • Neuron (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • UCL Discovery (University College London) (submittedVersion)
  • MPG.PuRe (Max Planck Society) (submittedVersion)
Funders
National Institute of Mental Health (MH56446)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience › Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Memory and Neural Mechanisms
Keywords
reward learning, motivation, reinforcement learning, dopamine, classical conditioning, operant conditioning, appetitive conditioning, prediction learning, action learning
MeSH terms
Animals, Humans, Motivation, Reinforcement, Psychology, Reward

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