Phasic firing of dopamine neurons is key to brain's prediction of rewards

Friday, April 3, 2009 - 14:35 in Psychology & Sociology

San Antonio ... Researchers are one step closer to understanding the neurobiology that allows people to successfully learn motivated behaviors by associating environmental cues with rewarding outcomes, according to a study published yesterday in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences' online Early Edition.

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