[R] Prefrontal cortex as a meta-reinforcement learning system [DeepMind] • r/MachineLearning

That gets me wondering when talking about the evolution of instincts. Is it possible that that neurons respond to feedback mechanisms -- not in a conscious way, but as a response to recieving energy. If that were the case, don't you think that it's possible that neurons were fighting over who gets the animals attention, like when you listen to reason you activate certain parts of the brain. The neurons that get more attention are activated and given more energy, and if this continues for many generations, then those parts of the brain that don't get energy, kind of die off. Could it be possible that some neurons got greedy and started feeding an animal false information, just to get more energy?