학술논문
Formalizing planning and information search in naturalistic decision-making
Document Type
Report
Author
Source
Nature Neuroscience. August 2021, Vol. 24 Issue 8, p1051, 14 p.
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Language
English
ISSN
1097-6256
Abstract
Author(s): L. T. Hunt [sup.1] , N. D. Daw [sup.2] , P. Kaanders [sup.3] , M. A. MacIver [sup.4] , U. Mugan [sup.4] , E. Procyk [sup.5] , A. D. [...]
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. Decision-making often involves temporally extended planning and information search. This Review discusses recent theoretical frameworks that have been used to study such naturalistic decision-making and its neural basis.
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. Decision-making often involves temporally extended planning and information search. This Review discusses recent theoretical frameworks that have been used to study such naturalistic decision-making and its neural basis.