Basal Ganglia as a Reinforcement Learning-based Motor Control System: From Songbird Vocalization to Voluntary Movement in Macaque Monkeys

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The basal ganglia function as a reinforcement learning-based motor control system, providing a more accurate framework than the traditional direct/indirect pathway firing rate model. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.CONTRADICTORY. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.CHALLENGES_CONSENSUS.

Taku Hasegawa

doi:10.3902/jnns.33.25

March 5, 2026The Brain & Neural NetworksOpen Access

Basal Ganglia as a Reinforcement Learning-based Motor Control System: From Songbird Vocalization to Voluntary Movement in Macaque Monkeys

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To explore the role of basal ganglia in motor control through reinforcement learning mechanisms.
Analyzed neural activity patterns related to vocalization in songbirds and voluntary movement in macaque monkeys.
Utilized gene manipulation techniques to investigate motor control in neural circuits.
Demonstrated that traditional models of neural activity do not fully explain motor control mechanisms.
Identified new phenomena in motor control through direct and indirect pathways of basal ganglia functioning.

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This research reveals how the basal ganglia influence motor control, suggesting new insights into movement disorders.

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