Dopamine signals for reward value and risk: basic and recent data

Background Previous lesion, electrical self-stimulation and drug addiction studies suggest that the midbrain dopamine systems are parts of the reward system of the brain. This review provides an updated overview about the basic signals of dopamine neurons to environmental stimuli. Methods The descri...

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Published in:	Behavioral and brain functions Vol. 6; no. 1; p. 24
Main Author:	Schultz, Wolfram
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	London BioMed Central 23.04.2010 Springer Nature B.V BMC
Subjects:	Animals Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder Behavior Behavior, Animal - physiology Behavioral Therapy Biomedical and Life Sciences Biomedicine Conditioning, Psychological - physiology Decision theory Dopamine Dopamine - physiology Expected utility Expected values Haplorhini Neurology Neurons - physiology Neurosciences Probability Probability distribution Psychiatry Review Reward Risk-Taking Standard deviation Studies Conditioned Stimulus Dopamine Reward Magnitude Aversive Stimulus Dopamine Neuron
ISSN:	1744-9081, 1744-9081
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