Time representation in reinforcement learning models of the basal ganglia
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Reinforcement learning (RL) models have been influential in understanding many aspects of basal ganglia function, from reward prediction to action selection. Time plays an important role in these models, but there is still no theoretical consensus about what kind of time representation is used by the basal ganglia. We review several theoretical accounts and their supporting evidence. We then discuss the relationship between RL models and the timing mechanisms that have been attributed to the basal ganglia. We hypothesize that a single computational system may underlie both RL and interval timing-the perception of duration in the range of seconds to hours. This hypothesis, which extends earlier models by incorporating a time-sensitive action selection mechanism, may have important implications for understanding disorders like Parkinson's disease in which both decision making and timing are impaired.
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- Authors
- Gershman, S. J., Moustafa, A. A., & Ludvig, E. A.
- Affiliations
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology (US)
- Western Sydney University (AU)
- Princeton University (US)
- Corresponding author
- Gershman, Samuel J.
- Venue
- Frontiers in Computational Neuroscience
- Publisher
- Frontiers Media SA
- Published
- 2014
- Volume
- 7
- Pages
- 194-194
- ISSN
- 1662-5188 (ISSN-L)
- PMC
- PMC3885823
- OpenAlex
- W2046813707
- Cited by
- 81
- References
- 79
- Citations by year
- 2026: 3 · 2025: 3 · 2024: 3 · 2023: 5 · 2022: 14 · 2021: 8 · 2020: 3 · 2019: 11 · 2018: 4 · 2017: 7 · 2016: 9 · 2015: 9 · 2014: 2
- FWCI
- 5.02
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- gold
- doi.org
- Licence
- cc-by
- Locations
- Frontiers in Computational Neuroscience (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Warwick Research Archive Portal (University of Warwick) (acceptedVersion)
- DSpace@MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) (submittedVersion, cc-by)
- DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion, cc-by-sa)
- Funders
- Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity
- National Institute on Aging (P30AG024361)
- Topics
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience › Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Neural dynamics and brain function
- Keywords
- basal ganglia, reinforcement learning models, representation of time, interval timing, duration perception, action selection, reward prediction, Parkinson's disease, decision-making
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