25 Jul 2017
July 25, 2017

Prefrontal Neurons Encode a Solution to the Credit-Assignment Problem

Miller Laboratory, Neuroscience

Miller Lab Alumnus, Wael Asaad, shows that neurons in the prefrontal cortex can figure out which prior events get credit for the consequences of our actions.

Asaad, W. F., Lauro, P. M., Perge, J. A., & Eskandar, E. N. (2017). Prefrontal Neurons Encode a Solution to the Credit-Assignment Problem. Journal of Neuroscience, 37(29), 6995-7007.

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The Miller Lab uses experimental and theoretical approaches to study the neural basis of the high-level cognitive functions that underlie complex goal-directed behavior. ekmillerlab.mit.edu