Striatal and septo-hypothalamic responses to anticipation and outcome of affiliative rewards

Humans are intrinsically motivated to bond with others. The ability to experience affiliative emotions (such as affection/tenderness, sexual attraction, and admiration/awe) may incentivize and promote these affiliative bonds. Here, we interrogate the role of the critical reward circuitry, especially...

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Main Authors: Tiago Bortolini, Bruno Melo, Rodrigo Basilio, Ronald Fischer, Roland Zahn, Ricardo de Oliveira-Souza, Brian Knutson, Jorge Moll
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-11-01
Series:NeuroImage
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1053811921007473