Reward Processing in the Brain: A Prerequisite for Movement Preparation?
In the last decade, expanding animal studies on the cerebral organization of reward processing toward human in vivo situations has become possible. In this review, we define some of the concepts associated with reward, summarize the crucial importance of the dopaminergic system, and discuss the curr...
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| Main Authors: | , , |
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wiley
2003-01-01
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| Series: | Neural Plasticity |
| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/NP.2003.121 |
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| Summary: | In the last decade, expanding animal studies
on the cerebral organization of reward processing
toward human in vivo situations has become
possible. In this review, we define some of the
concepts associated with reward, summarize the
crucial importance of the dopaminergic system,
and discuss the currently available neuroimaging
studies in man. We will show that
abstract concepts of human behavior like
emotions, drive, arousal, and reinforcement are
now open for further exploration in man at the
level of neuronal circuit organization. The
cerebral dopaminergic neurotransmitter circuitry
does play an important role in the organization
of both the motor and motivational system. |
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| ISSN: | 2090-5904 1687-5443 |