A prospective code for value in the serotonin system
Nature, Published online: 26 March 2025; doi:10.1038/s41586-025-08731-7Merging ideas from reinforcement learning theory with recent insights into the filtering properties of the dorsal raphe nucleus, a unifying perspective is found explaining why serotonin neurons are activated by both rewards and punishments.

Nature, Published online: 26 March 2025; doi:10.1038/s41586-025-08731-7Merging ideas from reinforcement learning theory with recent insights into the filtering properties of the dorsal raphe nucleus, a unifying perspective is found explaining why serotonin neurons are activated by both rewards and punishments.