Reinforcement learning

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[From Rupert Young (2017.09.14 17.00)]

  Is anyone particularly familiar with reinforcement learning? What

are its limitations?

  From a PCT perspective, what, if any, are its misconceptions, and

what is it lacking?

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Regards,
Rupert

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From Bruce Abbott (2017.07.14.17235 EDT)]

Rupert Young (2017.09.14 17.00)

RY: Is anyone particularly familiar with reinforcement learning? What are its limitations?

RY: from a PCT perspective, what, if any, are its misconceptions, and what is it lacking?

For info on reinforcement learning as applied in computer science, you might want to check with David Sutton at University College, London. Here’s a link to his introduction to a course on reinforcement learning:

http://www0.cs.ucl.ac.uk/staff/d.silver/web/Teaching_files/intro_RL.pdf

Bruce

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[From Bruce Abbott (2017.09.14.1815 EDT)]

Sorry, senior moment. I meant David Silver. Sutton is a coauthor of one of the leading textbooks on the subject:

Sutton, Richard, & Barto, Andrew N. Reinforcement learning: An introduction.

Bruce

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From Bruce Abbott (2017.07.14.17235 EDT)]

Rupert Young (2017.09.14 17.00)

RY: Is anyone particularly familiar with reinforceent learning? What are its limitations?

RY: From a PCT perspective, what, if any, are its misconceptions, and what is it lacking?

For info on reinforcement learning as applied in computer science, you might want to check with David Sutton at University College, London. Here’s a link to his introduction to a course on reinforcement learning:

http://www0.cs.ucl.ac.uk/staff/d.silver/web/Teaching_files/intro_RL.pdf

Bruce

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i had asked about RL and PCT in a previous email, since i am finishing a paper on mice lever pressing – and have had several conversations with bruce since then, so i am happy to talk with you bruce.

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Alex Gomez-Marin
behavior-of-organisms.org

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I just saw this thread now. I’m decently familiar with RL, if anyone wants another take on it.

Heather

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On Fri, Sep 15, 2017 at 8:31 AM, Alex Gomez-Marin agomezmarin@gmail.com wrote:

i had asked about RL and PCT in a previous email, since i am finishing a paper on mice lever pressing – and have had several conversations with bruce since then, so i am happy to talk with you bruce.

On Fri, 15 Sep 2017 at 00:17, Bruce Abbott bbabbott@frontier.com wrote:

[From Bruce Abbott (2017.09.14.1815 EDT)]

Sorry, senior moment. I meant David Silver. Sutton is a coauthor of one of the leading textbooks on the subject:

Sutton, Richard, & Barto, Andrew N. Reinforcement learning: An introduction.

Bruce

From Bruce Abbott (2017.07.14.17235 EDT)]

Rupert Young (2017.09.14 17.00)

RY: Is anyone particularly familiar with reinforceent learning? What are its limitations?

RY: from a PCT perspective, what, if any, are its misconceptions, and what is it lacking?

For info on reinforcement learning as applied in computer science, you might want to check with David Sutton at University College, London. Here’s a link to his introduction to a course on reinforcement learning:

http://www0.cs.ucl.ac.uk/staff/d.silver/web/Teaching_files/intro_RL.pdf

Bruce

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Alex Gomez-Marin
behavior-of-organisms.org

–

Heather C. Broccard-Bell, Ph.D.

Postdoctoral Fellow

University of California San Diego

Honey Bee Communication, Nieh Lab

Division of Biological Sciences

Section of Ecology, Behavior, and Evolution

Lecturer

University of San Diego; University of California San Diego

Departments of Psychological Sciences (Psychology); Departments of Biology

619.757.4694

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Hey Heather, nice to see you here! Honestly, I don’t think most of them want “another take on it”, as you offer, but only the hard-core-PCT (now Rick-CT) take on it… Don’t waste your time. Hugs, Alex

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On Mon, Oct 2, 2017 at 3:37 AM, Heather Bell heather.bell@uleth.ca wrote:

I just saw this thread now. I’m decently familiar with RL, if anyone wants another take on it.

Heather

On Fri, Sep 15, 2017 at 8:31 AM, Alex Gomez-Marin agomezmarin@gmail.com wrote:

i had asked about RL and PCT in a previous email, since i am finishing a paper on mice lever pressing – and have had several conversations with bruce since then, so i am happy to talk with you bruce.

On Fri, 15 Sep 2017 at 00:17, Bruce Abbott bbabbott@frontier.com wrote:

[From Bruce Abbott (2017.09.14.1815 EDT)]

Sorry, senior moment. I meant David Silver. Sutton is a coauthor of one of the leading textbooks on the subject:

Sutton, Richard, & Barto, Andrew N. Reinforcement learning: An introduction.

Bruce

From Bruce Abbott (2017.07.14.17235 EDT)]

Rupert Young (2017.09.14 17.00)

RY: Is anyone particularly familiar with reinforceent learning? What are its limitations?

RY: From a PCT perspective, what, if any, are its misconceptions, and what is it lacking?

For info on reinforcement learning as applied in computer science, you might want to check with David Sutton at University College, London. Here’s a link to his introduction to a course on reinforcement learning:

http://www0.cs.ucl.ac.uk/staff/d.silver/web/Teaching_files/intro_RL.pdf

Bruce

–

Alex Gomez-Marin
behavior-of-organisms.org

–
Heather C. Broccard-Bell, Ph.D.

Postdoctoral Fellow

University of California San Diego

Honey Bee Communication, Nieh Lab

Division of Biological Sciences

Section of Ecology, Behavior, and Evolution

Lecturer

University of San Diego; University of California San Diego

Departments of Psychological Sciences (Psychology); Departments of Biology

619.757.4694

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[From Rupert Young (2017.10.02 13.25)]

  Heather, anything you can add to the discussion would be most

welcome (despite any bizarre comments you might get from some
quarters :slight_smile: ).

Regards,

Rupert

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On 02/10/2017 02:37, Heather Bell
wrote:

      I just saw this thread

now. I’m decently familiar with RL, if anyone wants another
take on it.

Heather

      On Fri, Sep 15, 2017 at 8:31 AM, Alex

Gomez-Marin agomezmarin@gmail.com
wrote:

              i had asked about RL and PCT in a

previous email, since i am finishing a paper on mice
lever pressing – and have had several conversations
with bruce since then, so i am happy to talk with you
bruce.

                    On Fri, 15 Sep 2017 at 00:17, Bruce Abbott

<bbabbott@frontier.com >
wrote:

                            [From Bruce

Abbott (2017.09.14.1815 EDT)]

                            Sorry, senior

moment. I meant David Silver. Sutton
is a coauthor of one of the leading
textbooks on the subject:

                            Sutton,

Richard, & Barto, Andrew N.
Reinforcement learning: An introduction.

Bruce

                            From Bruce

Abbott (2017.07.14.17235 EDT)]

Rupert Young (2017.09.14 17.00)

                          RY: Is anyone particularly familiar with

reinforceent learning? What are its
limitations?

                          RY: From a PCT perspective, what, if any,

are its misconceptions, and what is it
lacking?

                          For info on reinforcement learning as

applied in computer science, you might
want to check with David Sutton at
University College, London. Here’s a link
to his introduction to a course on
reinforcement learning:

http://www0.cs.ucl.ac.uk/staff/d.silver/web/Teaching_files/intro_RL.pdf

Bruce

–

Alex Gomez-Marin

              [behavior-of-organisms.org](https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__behavior-2Dof-2Dorganisms.org&d=DwMDaQ&c=8hUWFZcy2Z-Za5rBPlktOQ&r=-dJBNItYEMOLt6aj_KjGi2LMO_Q8QB-ZzxIZIF8DGyQ&m=tURMmMcm1rd_rDdA32ll13z99Kk9FmxF6eIalrBKSKs&s=is_Sc_hcjSOZ0eS-7BNC5WeTXsxy-r2NGWZM0YzBwvA&e=)

–
Heather C.
Broccard-Bell, Ph.D.

                                        Postdoctoral

Fellow

                                        University

of California San Diego

                                        Honey

Bee Communication, Nieh Lab

                                        Division

of Biological Sciences

                                        Section

of Ecology, Behavior, and
Evolution

Lecturer

                                        University

of San Diego; University of
California San Diego

                                        Departments

of Psychological Sciences
(Psychology); Departments of
Biology

                                            619.757.4694