Dopaminergic control of cognitive flexibility in humans and animals

Dopaminergic control of cognitive flexibility in humans and animals

Striatal dopamine is thought to code for learned associations between cues and reinforcers and to mediate approach behavior towards a reward. Less is known about the contribution of dopamine to cognitive flexibility – the ability to adapt behavior in response to changes in the environment. Altered r...

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Main Authors: Marianne eKlanker, Matthijs eFeenstra, Damiaan eDenys
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2013-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Neuroscience
Subjects:
Dopamine
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
Reversal Learning
task switching
cognitive flexibility
set shifting
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fnins.2013.00201/full

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