Information content and reward processing in the human striatum during performance of a declarative memory task
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Negative feedback can signal poor performance, but it also provides information that can help learners reach the goal of task mastery. The primary aim of this study was to test the hypothesis that the amount of information provided by negative feedback during a paired-associate learning task influences feedback-related processing in the caudate nucleus. To do this, we manipulated the number of response options: With two options, positive and negative feedback provide equal amounts of information, whereas with four options, positive feedback provides more information than does negative feedback. We found that positive and negative feedback activated the caudate similarly when there were two response options. With four options, the caudate's response to negative feedback was reduced. A secondary goal was to investigate the link between brain-based measures of feedback-related processing and behavioral indices of learning. Analysis of the posttest measures showed that trials with positive feedback were associated with higher posttest confidence ratings. Additionally, when positive feedback was delivered, caudate activity was greater for trials with high than with low posttest confidence. This experiment demonstrated the context sensitivity of feedback processing and provided evidence that feedback processing in the striatum can contribute to the strengthening of the representations available within declarative memory.
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Learning signals in the striatum are present even when feedback is informative but not explicitly rewarding.
“Interestingly, learning signals in the striatum are present even when feedback is informative but not explicitly rewarding (e.g. feedback that a choice was correct or incorrect) 26, 27.”
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- Authors
- Tricomi, E., & Fiez, J. A.
- Affiliations
- Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey (US)
- University of Pittsburgh (US)
- Corresponding author
- Tricomi, Elizabeth
- Venue
- Cognitive, Affective, & Behavioral Neuroscience
- Published
- 2011-12-23
- Volume
- 12
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 361-372
- ISSN
- 1530-7026 (ISSN-L)
- 1531-135X
- PMC
- PMC3341523
- OpenAlex
- W2092206500
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- National Institute on Drug Abuse (R01DA14103, R01DA014103)
- Topics
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Memory and Neural Mechanisms
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Memory Processes and Influences
- Keywords
- negative feedback, reward processing, caudate nucleus, striatum, paired-associate learning, declarative memory, information content, response options, confidence ratings, context sensitivity
- MeSH terms
- Analysis of Variance, Association Learning, Brain Mapping, Choice Behavior, Corpus Striatum, Female, Humans, Image Processing, Computer-Assisted, Functional Laterality, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Male, Neuropsychological Tests, Oxygen, Reaction Time, Reward, Vocabulary, Prefrontal Cortex, Feedback, Psychological, Young Adult, Memory, Episodic
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