Neural Substrates of Choosing Actions and Motivational Drive, a Role for the Striatum

Optimal decision making requires one to determine the best action among available alternatives as well as the most appropriate level of engagement for performance. While current research and models of decision making have largely focused on the former problem, or action selection, less is known abou...

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Main Author: Wang, Alice
Other Authors: Uchida, Naoshige
Language:en_US
Published: Harvard University 2012
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Online Access:http://dissertations.umi.com/gsas.harvard:10641
http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:HUL.InstRepos:9830345