Reward Prediction Error (RPE), is thought to be a the activator of learning when ther is a difference between accepted reward and actual reward[1]. but it is debated[2].
It may be correlated to novelty seeking and activation of system 2
Learning is induced because of surprise. The dACC is concerned more with attention and motor control processes involved in behavioral adjustment. The dopamine RPE system is the process from which a learning is happening[3].
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References
- ↑ article 2011 PNAS
- ↑ article 2007
- ↑ Benjamin Y. Hayden1,2, Sarah R. Heilbronner, John M. Pearson, and Michael L. Platt, Surprise Signals in Anterior Cingulate Cortex: Neuronal Encoding of Unsigned Reward Prediction Errors Driving Adjustment in Behavior, The Journal of Neuroscience, 16 March 2011, 31(11): 4178-4187