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

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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Main Authors: Jo Cutler, Marco K. Wittmann, Ayat Abdurahman, Luca D. Hargitai, Daniel Drew, Masud Husain, Patricia L. Lockwood
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: Nature Portfolio 2021
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/68c8fb3f0ca345dbb59eba75b34c4d66
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Summary: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.