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SeminarPast EventNeuroscience

Off-policy learning in the basal ganglia

Ashok Litwin-Kumar

Columbia University, New York

Schedule
Wednesday, May 3, 2023

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Wednesday, May 3, 2023

1:00 AM America/New_York

Host: van Vreeswijk TNS

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Event Information

Domain

Neuroscience

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Host

van Vreeswijk TNS

Duration

70 minutes

Abstract

I will discuss work with Jack Lindsey modeling reinforcement learning for action selection in the basal ganglia. I will argue that the presence of multiple brain regions, in addition to the basal ganglia, that contribute to motor control motivates the need for an off-policy basal ganglia learning algorithm. I will then describe a biological implementation of such an algorithm that predicts tuning of dopamine neurons to a quantity we call "action surprise," in addition to reward prediction error. In the same model, an implementation of learning from a motor efference copy also predicts a novel solution to the problem of multiplexing feedforward and efference-related striatal activity. The solution exploits the difference between D1 and D2-expressing medium spiny neurons and leads to predictions about striatal dynamics.

Topics

action selectionaction surprisebasal gangliadopamine neuronsefference copymedium spiny neuronsmotor controlreinforcement learningreward prediction error

About the Speaker

Ashok Litwin-Kumar

Columbia University, New York

Contact & Resources

Personal Website

lk.zuckermaninstitute.columbia.edu

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