Abstracting reward

The costs of and returns from actions are varied and individually concrete dimensions, combined in heterogeneous ways. The many needs of the body also fluctuate. Making action selection efficiently track some ultimate goal, whether fitness or another utility function, itself requires representationa...

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Published in:The Behavioral and brain sciences 2020-01, Vol.43, p.e149-e149, Article e149
Main Author: Spurrett, David
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Behavior
Brain
Brain Mapping
Cognition & reasoning
Costs
Food
Humans
Motivation
Open Peer Commentary
Reinforcement
Reward
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Summary:The costs of and returns from actions are varied and individually concrete dimensions, combined in heterogeneous ways. The many needs of the body also fluctuate. Making action selection efficiently track some ultimate goal, whether fitness or another utility function, itself requires representational abstraction. Therefore, predictive brains need abstract value representations.
ISSN:0140-525X
1469-1825
DOI:10.1017/S0140525X19003042