Anterior cingulate and putamen neurons flexibly learn whether a hot dog is a sandwich

Policy search lets you discover rules and adapt behavior. In this issue of Neuron, Cohen et al. (2021) demonstrate that the dynamics of neurons in primate anterior cingulate cortex and putamen indicate when a correct policy is discovered and confidence in executing decisions under that policy.

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The dynamics of neurons in primate anterior cingulate cortex and putamen can indicate the discovery of a correct policy and confidence in executing decisions under that policy.