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Dopaminergic Modulation of Effort-Related Choice Behavior as Assessed by a Progressive Ratio Chow Feeding Choice Task: Pharmacological Studies and the Role of Individual Differences

Mesolimbic dopamine (DA) is involved in behavioral activation and effort-related processes. Rats with impaired DA transmission reallocate their instrumental behavior away from food-reinforced tasks with high response requirements, and instead select less effortful food-seeking behaviors. In the pres...

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Autores principales: Randall, Patrick A., Pardo, Marta, Nunes, Eric J., López Cruz, Laura, Vemuri, V. Kiran, Makriyannis, Alex, Baqi, Younis, Müller, Christa E., Correa, Mercè, Salamone, John D.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3478264/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23110135
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0047934