Decision-making and action selection in insects: inspiration from vertebrate-based theories

• Published in: Frontiers in behavioral neuroscience Vol. 9; p. 216
• Main Authors: Barron, Andrew B, Gurney, Kevin N, Meah, Lianne F S, Vasilaki, Eleni, Marshall, James A R
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland Frontiers Research Foundation 18.08.2015; Frontiers Media S.A
• Subjects: Artificial intelligence; Basal Ganglia; Brain; Computational neuroscience; Convergence; Cross inhibition; Decision making; GABA; Information processing; Insects; Invertebrates; lateral protocerebrum; mushroom body; mutual inhibition; Neurobiology; Neurons; Neuroscience; Olfactory discrimination; Olfactory discrimination learning; Protocerebrum; Sensory evaluation; Sensory perception; United Kingdom > UK; mutual inhibition; cross inhibition; basal ganglia; parallel inhibition; leaky competing accumulator model; lateral protocerebrum; mushroom body; protocerebral calycal tract

Effective decision-making, one of the most crucial functions of the brain, entails the analysis of sensory information and the selection of appropriate behavior in response to stimuli. Here, we consider the current state of knowledge on the mechanisms of decision-making and action selection in the i...