From: Homeostatically Regulated Reinforcement Learning: How Our Bodies Shape Learning
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Historically, learning theories focused on rewards and punishments outside the body. But over the last few decades, researchers realized internal states matter too. This shift came from better brain research and animal studies. It changed how psychologists and neuroscientists view motivation, linking physiology and behavior more closely than before.

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  • Early behaviorism ignored internal body states.
  • Advances in neuroscience showed brain-body links.
  • Modern models combine external and internal factors.
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Homeostatically regulated reinforcement learning models can explain animal foraging behavior.
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Homeostasis influences learning by adjusting motivation based on internal body states.
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Incorporating homeostasis into reinforcement learning improves artificial intelligence models.
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