Calculating utility: preclinical evidence for cost-benefit analysis by mesolimbic dopamine.

RATIONALE: Throughout our lives we constantly assess the costs and benefits of the possible future outcomes of our actions and use this information to guide behavior. There is accumulating evidence that dopamine contributes to a fundamental component of this computation-how rewards are compared with...

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Main Authors: Phillips, P, Walton, M, Jhou, T
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2007