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A computational model explains how memories of past rewards guide value-based choices. Incorporating behavioral and functional MRI evidence, the findings indicate that 'sampling' from individual memories of past rewards influences choices.

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Figure 1: Memory sampling and choice behavior.

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  1. Department of Psychology,

    Brice A Kuhl & Nicole M Long

  2. Institute of Neuroscience, University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon, USA

    Brice A Kuhl & Nicole M Long

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Kuhl, B., Long, N. Sampling memory to make profitable choices. Nat Neurosci 20, 903–904 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1038/nn.4588

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