The Role Of Dopamine In Risk Taking: A Specific Look At Parkinson’s Disease And Gambling.

An influential model suggests that dopamine signals the difference between predicted and experienced reward. In this way, dopamine can act as a learning signal that can shape behaviors to maximize rewards and avoid punishments. Dopamine is also thought to invigorate reward seeking behavior. Loss of...

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Main Authors: Crystal A Clark, Alain eDagher
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2014-05-01
Series:Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fnbeh.2014.00196/full