Is it worth the effort? Novel insights into obesity-associated alterations in cost-benefit decision-making

Is it worth the effort? Novel insights into obesity-associated alterations in cost-benefit decision-making

Cost-benefit decision-making entails the process of evaluating potential actions according to the trade-off between the expected benefit (reward) and the anticipated costs (effort). Recent research revealed that dopaminergic transmission within the fronto-striatal circuitry strongly modulates cost-b...

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Main Authors: David eMathar, Annette eHorstmann, Burkhard ePleger, Arno eVillringer, Jane eNeumann
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2016-01-01
Series:Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience
Subjects:
Obesity
gender
voxel-based morphometry
effort
reward system
eating behavior
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fnbeh.2015.00360/full

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