l-DOPA and oxytocin influence the neurocomputational mechanisms of self-benefitting and prosocial reinforcement learning

Humans learn through reinforcement, particularly when outcomes are unexpected. Recent research suggests similar mechanisms drive how we learn to benefit other people, that is, how we learn to be prosocial. Yet the neurochemical mechanisms underlying such prosocial computations remain poorly understo...

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Main Authors: Myrthe Jansen, Patricia L. Lockwood, Jo Cutler, Ellen R.A. de Bruijn
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2023-04-01
Series:NeuroImage
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1053811923001295