Observational learning strategies impact the neural correlates of declarative memory formation.

ABSTRACT: Individuals exhibit variability in their propensity to learn from observing others' behaviors. Here we investigated how individual differences in adopting others' decisions influence both their own choices and subsequent memory for contextual information. In an fMRI-based probabilistic reinforcement-learning task, participants were tasked with either making choices or observing decisions between visual cues, leading to either congruent or opposing outcomes. Following each decision, participants viewed a unique picture and received feedback on the outcome. Participants' choices and subsequent modeling revealed a clear distinction between individuals who distinguished their own decisions from those of others ('Social ignoring' group) and those who integrated information from others into thei

SUBMITTER: Yifrah B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12521482 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature