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When will's wont wants wanting

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 April 2021

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Peter Dayan*
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Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics & University of Tuebingen, 72076 Tuebingen, Germany. dayan@tue.mpg.de
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Abstract

We use neural reinforcement learning concepts including Pavlovian versus instrumental control, liking versus wanting, model-based versus model-free control, online versus offline learning and planning, and internal versus external actions and control to reflect on putative conflicts between short-term temptations and long-term goals.

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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 44 , 2021 , e35
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