Dopamine and Effort-Based Decision Making

Motivational theories of choice focus on the influence of goal values and strength of reinforcement to explain behavior. By contrast relatively little is known concerning how the cost of an action, such as effort expended, contributes to a decision to act. Effort-based decision making addresses how...

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Main Authors: Irma Triasih Kurniawan, Marc eGuitart-Masip, Ray J. Dolan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2011-06-01
Series:Frontiers in Neuroscience
Subjects:
ACC
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fnins.2011.00081/full