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. 2017 Sep 15;6:e27430. doi: 10.7554/eLife.27430

Table 2. Model parameters, priors, hyperparameters and hyperpriors.

Parameter Prior Hyperparameters Hyperpriors
prior mean, R0τs R0τs Gaussian(μR0τ, σR0τ) θR0τ=(μR0τ,σR0τ) μR0τ Gaussian( 50, 14 )
σR0τ Gamma( 1, 0.001 )
initial learning rate, α1τs α1τs Beta(aα1τ, bα1τ) θα1τ=(aα1τ,bα1τ) aα1τ Uniform( 0.1, 10 )
bα1τ Uniform( 0.5, 10 )
asymptotic learning rate, ατs ατs Beta(aατ, bατ) θατ=(aατ,bατ) aατ Uniform( 0.1, 10 )
bατ Uniform( 0.1, 10 )
information bonus, Aτshu Aτshu Gaussian(μAτhu, σAτhu) θAτhu=(μAτhu,σAτhu) μAτhu Gaussian( 0, 100 )
σAτhu Gamma( 1, 0.001 )
spatial bias, Bτshu Bτshu Gaussian(μBτhu, σBτhu) θBτhu=(μBτhu,σBτhu) μBτhu Gaussian( 0, 100 )
σBτhu Gamma( 1, 0.001 )
decision noise, στshu στshu Gamma(kστhu, λστhu) θστhu=(kστhu,λστhu) kστhu Exp( 0.1 )
λστhu Exp( 10 )