Interesting article out of HHMI:
Strategic or Random? How the Brain Chooses
Summary
Janelia scientists are learning how the brain switches between random and strategic modes. Many of the choices we make are informed by experiences we've had in the past.
But occasionally we're better off abandoning those lessons and exploring a new situation unfettered by past experiences.
The new studies look at how the brain generates strategic and random behavior, and how it switches between the two modes.
