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·August 26, 2016·5 min read

Brain Uses Backward Instant Replay to Recall Important Travel Routes

Using a chocolatey reward, researchers discover how rats form some memories.

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·July 6, 2016·7 min read

Marijuana Use Dampens Brain’s Response to Reward Over Time

A new long term study of young marijuana users tracks the brain's response to reward over time. The findings indicate a lower response to reward in marijuana users.

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·June 20, 2016·4 min read

Simple Reward Based Learning Suits Teens Best

Focus on rewards makes teens less able to learn to avoid punishment or consider the consequences of alternative action, a new study reports.

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·June 14, 2016·5 min read

New Equation Reveals How People’s Fortunes Affect Our Happiness

Researchers have developed a new equation that shows how hour happiness not only depends on what happens to us, but also how our experiences compare to other people's.

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·May 27, 2016·6 min read

Neurons in the Prefrontal Cortex are Built to Respond to Reward or Aversion

Researchers combine two cutting edge techniques and discover how prefrontal circuits that process process positive and negative experiences are distinctly different from one another.

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·October 16, 2015·3 min read

A Day Time Nap and Reward Boosts Learning

A new study reports receiving a reward as you learn can help consolidate the new facts in your memory, especially if combined with a short nap.

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·September 8, 2015·4 min read

Separate Brain Systems Process the Consequences of Our Decisions

Neuroimaging and EEG help researchers identify the neural systems that process the consequences of our decisions.

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·September 3, 2015·4 min read

Aversion and Reward Behaviors Activated Through Same Neural Pathways

Findings suggest drug treatments for addiction and depression simultaneously may stimulate and reward and aversion responses.

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·August 19, 2015·6 min read

Creatures of Habit: How Neurons Weigh Behavioral Cost and Reward

According to a new study, habit formation is driven by neurons in the striatum which represent both the cost and reward of the behavior.

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·June 30, 2015·3 min read

Why the Promise of Reward Outweighs Risk for the Teenage Brain

Dopamine neurons are activated less than in adults brains when teens are faced with the prospect of a reward, a new study reports.

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·May 6, 2015·4 min read

Study Finds Punishment May Guide Behavior More Effectively Than Reward

A new study reports punishment may be more likely to influence behavior outcomes than reward.

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·April 29, 2015·4 min read

Researchers Discover Brain Circuitry Responsible for Encoding Positive and Negative Learned Associations

Researchers identify neural circuitry responsible for fear and reward learning in mice.

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