Recent theories propose that perceptions, decisions, and behaviour rely on many rational neural observers that work to predict the value of stimuli and actions. This Bayesian framework has now advanced into new territory through a study of dopamine's influence on the integration of sensory (new) and prior (old) information in Parkinson's disease.
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The research was supported by a grant from the National Research Foundation of Korea (2015-R1A2A2A01004185).
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Fiorillo, C. Neuroscience: Rationality, uncertainty, dopamine. Nat Hum Behav 1, 0158 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41562-017-0158
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