Motivation on the Mediterranean: Reward, Compulsions and Habit Formation

The 2007 Motivational Neuronal Networks meeting, held in Porquerolles, France was organized to generate debate and discussion on issues relating to reward, compulsion, and habit formation. The conference consisted primarily of four workshops that brought researchers from a wide variety of fields together in an informal atmosphere designed to facilitate interaction. This report is based on the detailed notes taken during the wide-ranging discussions, and summarizes major areas of both consensus and disagreement, as well research topics that are likely to be high priorities in the years to come.