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Reward system

The reward system (the mesocorticolimbic circuit) is a group of neural structures responsible for incentive salience (i.e., "wanting"; desire or craving for a reward and motivation), associative learning (primarily positive reinforcement and classical conditioning), and positively-valenced emotions, particularly ones involving pleasure as a core…

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Reward system

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related to history · 19
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related to Learning · 10
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related to Pleasure centers · 9
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related to The Reward System during Adolescence · 9
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Reward system → collection of brain structures and neural pathways that are responsible for reward-related cognition

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Reward systemis acollection of brain structures and neural pathways that are responsible for reward-related cognition0.90text
the ventral palliduminstance ofhypothesis proposes that the nucleus accumbens exerts tonic inhibitory effects on downstream structures0.80text
hypothalamus or ventral tegmental areainstance ofhypothesis proposes that the nucleus accumbens exerts tonic inhibitory effects on downstream structures0.80text
and that in inhibiting MSNs in the nucleus accumbensinstance ofhypothesis proposes that the nucleus accumbens exerts tonic inhibitory effects on downstream structures0.80text
chocolateinstance ofTo explain increasing contact with a certain stimulus0.80text
there are two independent factors at workinstance ofTo explain increasing contact with a certain stimulus0.80text
sugarinstance ofbut also cause more adverse reactions to tastes0.80text
saltinstance ofbut also cause more adverse reactions to tastes0.80text
reduced spontaneous speechinstance ofcommonly grouped under other negative symptoms0.80text
the dorsolateral prefrontal cortexinstance ofas well as abnormalities in regions associated with cognitive functions0.80text
dysregulation of reward processinginstance ofThese impairments can lead to executive dysfunction0.80text
motivational dysfunctioninstance ofThese impairments can lead to executive dysfunction0.80text

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