Humans and most other animals are known to be strongly driven by expected rewards or adverse consequences. The process of ...

At the core of reinforcement learning is the concept that the optimal behavior or action is reinforced by a positive reward. Similar to toddlers learning how to walk who adjust actions based on the ...

Reinforcement signals indicating success or failure are known to alter the probability of selecting between distinct actions. However, successful performance of many motor skills, such as speech ...

Quantitative measurement of the behavior of model organisms is an important tool for understanding genetics, evolution, development and the nervous system, and it has led to insights into human ...

Assessing student learning effectively is often complicated by relying on ambiguous proxies such as grades, quiz scores, or assumptions about students' internal states, such as what they feel, think, ...

In classrooms across the country, students are mastering their ABCs, solving equations, and diving into science. But one essential life skill–behavior–is not in the lesson plan. For too long, ...

In March 2019, researchers off the coast of southwestern Australia witnessed a gruesome scene: a dozen orcas ganging up on one of the biggest creatures on Earth to kill it. The orcas devoured huge ...

insights from industryJohanna Uhari-Väänänen & Timo BraggeGroup Leader (Neuropharmacology) - Senior Data ScientistCharles River Laboratories In this interview, industry experts Johanna Uhari-Väänänen ...