Complementary neural correlates of motivation in dopaminergic and noradrenergic neurons of monkeys.

Rewards have many influences on learning, decision-making and performance. All seem to rely on complementary actions of two closely related catecholaminergic neuromodulators, dopamine and noradrenaline. We compared single unit activity of dopaminergic neurons of the substantia nigra pars compacta an...

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Main Authors: Sebastien eBouret, Barry J Richmond, Sabrina eRavel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2012-07-01
Series:Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fnbeh.2012.00040/full