Thomas Akam on Model-based RL in the Brain

TalkRL: The Reinforcement Learning Podcast by Robin Ranjit Singh Chauhan

Aug 4, 202552:06Technology

Prof Thomas Akam is a Neuroscientist at the Oxford University Department of Experimental Psychology. He is a Wellcome Career Development Fellow and Associate Professor at the University of Oxford, and leads the Cognitive...

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