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A causal link between prediction errors, dopamine neurons and learning

Steinberg, Elizabeth E, Keiflin, Ronald, Boivin, Josiah R, Witten, Ilana B, Deisseroth, Karl, Janak, Patricia H·2013·Nature Neuroscience
DOI 10.1038/nn.3413
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Authors
Steinberg, E. E., Keiflin, R., Boivin, J. R., Witten, I. B., Deisseroth, K., & Janak, P. H.
Venue
Nature Neuroscience
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Published
2013-05-26
Volume
16
Issue
7
Pages
966-973
ISSN
  • 1097-6256
  • 1546-1726
DOI
10.1038/nn.3413
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869
References
14
Language
en
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