Closing in on what motivates motivation

Closing in on what motivates motivation

The neurotransmitter dopamine facilitates learning, motivation and movement. Evidence of its release independently of the activity of dopamine-producing neurons in rat brains forces a rethink of dopamine regulation. Dopamine release can occur independently of neuronal activation.

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Veröffentlicht in:Nature (London) 2019-06, Vol.570 (7759), p.40-42
1. Verfasser: Rice, Margaret E.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
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Animals
Axons
Brain
Brain research
Caudate-putamen
Dopamine
Dreams
Learning
Microelectrodes
Motivation
Motivation (Psychology)
Neostriatum
Neuroimaging
Neurons
Neurosciences
News And Views
Nose
Nucleus accumbens
Prefrontal cortex
Reinforcement
Rice
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Zusammenfassung:The neurotransmitter dopamine facilitates learning, motivation and movement. Evidence of its release independently of the activity of dopamine-producing neurons in rat brains forces a rethink of dopamine regulation. Dopamine release can occur independently of neuronal activation.
ISSN:0028-0836
1476-4687
DOI:10.1038/d41586-019-01589-6