This is a re-implementation of Guthrie et al 2013 by Topalidou and Rougier 2015. The original study investigated how multiple level action selection could be performed by the basal ganglia.
Model Type: Connectionist Network
Region(s) or Organism(s): Striatum; Subthalamic Nucleus; Basal ganglia
Transmitters: Dopamine
Model Concept(s): Parkinson's; Learning; Action Selection/Decision Making
Simulation Environment: Python (web link to model)
Implementer(s): Topalidou, Meropi ; Rougier, Nicolas P. [Nicolas.Rougier at inria.fr]
References:
Guthrie M, Leblois A, Garenne A, Boraud T. (2013). Interaction between cognitive and motor cortico-basal ganglia loops during decision making: a computational study. Journal of neurophysiology. 109 [PubMed]
Rougier NP, Topalidou M. (2015). [Re] Interaction between cognitive and motor cortico-basal ganglia loops during decision making: a computational study ReScience. 1(1)