Neural basis of compositional control
TL;DR - A human prey-pursuit study finds that compositional control dynamically blends goal-specific policies. Distinct brain regions appear to divide latent-state estimation, policy switching, and value-based contextualization.
- The hippocampus estimates latent states during pursuit.
- The anterior cingulate cortex coordinates switches between control policies.
- The orbitofrontal cortex provides value-based context rather than continuously updating policies.
- Human behavior reflects dynamic policy blending instead of reliance on a single control strategy.