What can classic Atari video games tell us about the human brain?

Raphael Köster; Martin J Chadwick

doi:10.1016/j.neuron.2021.01.021

What can classic Atari video games tell us about the human brain?

Neuron. 2021 Feb 17;109(4):568-570. doi: 10.1016/j.neuron.2021.01.021.

Authors

Raphael Köster¹, Martin J Chadwick²

Affiliations

¹ DeepMind, London, UK. Electronic address: rkoster@google.com.
² DeepMind, London, UK. Electronic address: mjchadwick@google.com.

PMID: 33600753
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2021.01.021

Abstract

In this issue of Neuron, Cross et. al (2021) use a deep reinforcement learning algorithm to understand human neural activation evoked by playing different video games. The results shed light on the neural principles underlying reward-guided decisions in naturalistic domains.

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MeSH terms

Algorithms
Brain
Humans
Reinforcement, Psychology
Reward
Video Games*