Article
A selective role for dopamine in stimulus-reward learning.
Nature - 6 Jan 2011
Flagel Shelly B, Clark Jeremy J, Robinson Terry E, Mayo Leah, Czuj Alayna, Willuhn Ingo, Akers Christina A, Clinton Sarah M, Phillips Paul E M, Akil Huda
Abstract excerpt
Individuals make choices and prioritize goals using complex processes that assign value to rewards and associated stimuli. During Pavlovian learning, previously neutral stimuli that predict rewards can acquire motivational properties, becoming attractive and desirable incentive stimuli. However,...
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