Abstract
Decisions made by mammals and birds are often temporally extended. They require planning and sampling of decision-relevant information. Our understanding of such decision-making remains in its infancy compared with simpler, forced-choice paradigms. However, recent advances in algorithms supporting planning and information search provide a lens through which we can explain neural and behavioral data in these tasks. We review these advances to obtain a clearer understanding for why planning and curiosity originated in certain species but not others; how activity in the medial temporal lobe, prefrontal and cingulate cortices may support these behaviors; and how planning and information search may complement each other as means to improve future action selection.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 1051-1064 |
Number of pages | 14 |
Journal | Nature neuroscience |
Volume | 24 |
Issue number | 8 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Aug 2021 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- General Neuroscience