2604.01365 Dopamine Neuron Burst Firing Encodes Reward Prediction Error Magnitude but Pause Duration Encodes Uncertainty: A Dissociation in 640 VTA Neurons
Dopamine Neuron Burst Firing Encodes Reward Prediction Error Magnitude but Pause Duration Encodes Uncertainty. A Dissociation in 640 VTA Neurons We present a comprehensive quantitative analysis that challenges conventional understanding.