| Description |
1 online resource |
| Contents |
Introduction -- Dopamine and reward-related learning -- Dopamine and the elements of incentive learning -- Multiple memory systems -- Dopamine as the dependent variable -- Dopamine and inverse incentive learning -- Dopamine receptor subtypes and incentive learning -- Dopamine and social cooperation -- Schizophrenia, Parkinson's disease, and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder -- Drug abuse and incentive learning -- Neuroanatomy and dopamine systems -- Mechanisms of dopamine-mediated incentive learning -- Dopamine and mental experience -- References and notes -- Index |
| Summary |
Since its discovery in the 1960s, a vast and wide-ranging body of research has accumulated about the dopaminergic system. 'Life's Rewards' offers a broad synthesis of our current understanding of this chemical, addressing, amongst others, its intricate relationship with learning and memory, psychopathology, social co-operation and drug abuse. Aimed at students and researchers in neuroscience and psychology, it is essential reading for anyone interested in the relationship between dopamine and reward-related incentive learning |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed July 24, 2018) |
| Subject |
Reinforcement (Psychology)
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Dopamine.
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Neurochemistry.
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Reinforcement, Psychology
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Dopamine
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Neurochemistry
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PSYCHOLOGY -- Physiological Psychology.
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Dopamine
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Neurochemistry
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Reinforcement (Psychology)
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780192557377 |
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0192557378 |
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9780191862755 |
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0191862754 |
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