!!! New paper now out in @NeuronCellPress !!!

We show that neurons in the amygdala and ventral striatum represent different computations when monkeys decide to explore a new opportunity or exploit what they already know

cell.com/neuron/fulltex… One of the more challenging problems in reinforcement learning is referred to as the explore-exploit dilemma. It refers to the tradeoff we face when we have to decide whether to repeat a past choice or explore a new opportunity.