Valence-partitioned learning signals drive choice behavior and phenomenal subjective experience in humans
bioRxiv Preprint Server March 17, 2023 L. Paul Sands, Angela Jiang, Rachel E. Jones et al. 4 citations preprint
How the human brain generates conscious phenomenal experience is a fundamental problem. In particular, it is unknown how variable and dynamic changes in subjective affect are driven by interactions with objective phenomena. We hypothesize a neurocomputational mechanism that generates valence-specific learning signals associated with ‘what it is like’ to be rewarded or punished. Our hypothesized...