A role for accumbens neurons in exertion of effort and evaluating effort-related costs of instrumental actions (Commentary on Day et al.)

European Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 306-307

  Salamone, John D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; DOPAMINE;

BEHAVIOR; COST; DECISION MAKING; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HUMAN; MOTIVATION; NOTE; NUCLEUS ACCUMBENS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REINFORCEMENT; REWARD;

ANIMALS; DECISION MAKING; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HUMANS; MOTIVATION; NEURONS; NUCLEUS ACCUMBENS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 78651433444     PISSN: 0953816X     EISSN: 14609568     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-9568.2010.07566.x     Document Type: Note

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