Very happy to share this work on a preprint! Coauthored with @mikebrowning.bsky.social @Erdem Pulcu @lhuntneuro.bsky.social
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
How do we learn when rewards and punishments change independently—and how does this go awry in anxiety and depression?
The ability to seek reward and avoid punishment is a fundamental survival instinct. In natural environments, however, the statistics of rewards and punishments can change independently of one another....