Selecting the most rewarding action and performing it accurately are two separable brain functions that are thought to rely upon different neural systems. New evidence suggests that the cerebellum could learn to do both.
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Medina, J.F. Teaching the cerebellum about reward. Nat Neurosci 22, 846–848 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41593-019-0409-0
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