Ageing is associated with disrupted reinforcement learning whilst learning to help others is preserved

Jo Cutler
Marco K. Wittmann
Ayat Abdurahman
Luca D. Hargitai
Daniel Drew
Masud Husain
Patricia L. Lockwood

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Publication date

July 2021

DOI

10.1038/s41467-021-24576-w

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Springer Science and Business Media LLC

Journal

Nature Communications

Abstract

Evidence suggests older adults engage in more prosocial behaviours compared to younger people. Here the authors investigate prosocial reinforcement learning rates in young and older adults

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Ageing is associated with disrupted reinforcement learning whilst learning to help others is preserved

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Ageing is associated with disrupted reinforcement learning whilst learning to help others is preserved

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