Nucleus accumbens mediates relative motivation for rewards in the absence of choice

To dissociate a choice from its antecedent neural states, motivation associated with the expected outcome must be captured in the absence of choice. Yet, the neural mechanisms that mediate behavioral idiosyncrasies in motivation, particularly with regard to complex economic preferences, are rarely e...

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Published in:	Frontiers in Human Neuroscience
Main Authors:	John A Clithero, Crystal eReeck, R. McKell Carter, David Victor Smith, Scott A Huettel
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Frontiers Media S.A. 2011-08-01
Subjects:	Motivation Nucleus Accumbens fMRI Reward insula anticipation
Online Access:	http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fnhum.2011.00087/full