The role of dopamine in risk taking: a specific look at Parkinson’s disease and gambling

An influential model suggests that dopamine signals the difference between predicted and experienced reward. In this way, dopamine can act as a learning signal that can shape behaviors to maximize rewards and avoid punishments. Dopamine is also thought to invigorate reward seeking behavior. Loss of...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Clark, Crystal A., Dagher, Alain
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2014
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4038955/