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Unifying error and reward action learning: a cerebello-basal ganglia theory

2026-08-25

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Learning depends on both reward- and error-based feedback, yet how the brain integrates these distinct signals to guide behaviour remains fundamentally unclear. Here, using a normative computational framework, we derive credit assignment rules for both reward-based learning (RBL) and error-based learning (EBL). In contrast to existing dual-policy accounts, our approach demonstrates that RBL and EBL updates can be...

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Literature Corpus work: 94fcbfb2-4d3c-5db5-9a4f-889c01aacf7b
DOI: 10.64898/2026.08.22.745751

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