Dynamics of dopamine transients in human olfactory epithelium during reward learning
Lester P. Sands, Seth R. Batten, Alec E. Hartle, Terry M. Lohrenz, Jason P. White, Leonardo S Barbosa, W Matt Howe, Dan Bang, Peter Dayan, Qiaohan Yang, Adam Dede, Andrew Sheriff, Gregory Lane, Bruce K. Tan, Paul Lenkowski, , Read Montague
This study measures fast dopamine transients in human olfactory epithelium during reward learning tasks and finds they shift from outcomes to cues, matching prediction error signals.
bioRxiv · Oct 15, 2026 · PreprintNeuroscience