Learning what to approach.
Most decisions share a common goal: maximize reward and minimize punishment. Achieving this goal requires learning which choices are likely to lead to favorable outcomes. Dopamine is essential for this process, enabling learning by signaling the difference between what we expect to get and what we a...
Main Authors: | Neir Eshel, Elizabeth E Steinberg |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
Published: |
Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2018-10-01
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Series: | PLoS Biology |
Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC6198981?pdf=render |
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