The loss of control over drug intake that occurs in addiction was initially believed to result
from disruption of subcortical reward circuits. However, imaging studies in addictive …

How do humans make choices between different types of rewards? Economists have long
argued on theoretical grounds that humans typically make these choices as if the values of …

One fundamental question concerning brain reward mechanisms is to determine how
reward-related activity is influenced by the nature of rewards. Here, we review the …

Recent behavioral studies in both humans and rodents have found evidence that
performance in decision-making tasks depends on two different learning processes; one …

Students' achievement task values, goal orientations, and interest are motivation-related
constructs which concern students' purposes and reasons for doing achievement activities …

To better understand the reward circuitry in human brain, we conducted activation likelihood
estimation (ALE) and parametric voxel-based meta-analyses (PVM) on 142 neuroimaging …

Introduction Debate continues over the precise causal contribution made by mesolimbic
dopamine systems to reward. There are three competing explanatory categories:'liking' …

The human orbitofrontal cortex is an important brain region for the processing of rewards
and punishments, which is a prerequisite for the complex and flexible emotional and social …

Romantic and maternal love are highly rewarding experiences. Both are linked to the
perpetuation of the species and therefore have a closely linked biological function of crucial …

The clinical signs grouped under the concept of apathy are a common feature of prefrontal
and basal ganglia lesions or dysfunctions and can therefore help to improve our …