Overlapping neural systems represent cognitive effort and reward anticipation.

Anticipating a potential benefit and how difficult it will be to obtain it are valuable skills in a constantly changing environment. In the human brain, the anticipation of reward is encoded by the Anterior Cingulate Cortex (ACC) and Striatum. Naturally, potential rewards have an incentive quality,...

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Published in:	PLoS ONE
Main Authors:	Eliana Vassena, Massimo Silvetti, Carsten N Boehler, Eric Achten, Wim Fias, Tom Verguts
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Online Access:	http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3946624?pdf=render