Surprised? Cholinergic neurons send broadcasts enabling us to learn from the unexpected

27 agosto 2015

Neuroscientists have discovered a set of cholinergic neurons in the basal forebrain that broadcast messages throughout the cerebral cortex, rapidly informing multiple distributed subregions of any surprising rewards or punishments — what scientists call reinforcers. It’s a way we learn from the unexpected.
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/08/150827130143.htm

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