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Assaying the Effect of Levodopa on the Evaluation of Risk in Healthy Humans

In humans, dopamine is implicated in reward and risk-based decision-making. However, the specific effects of dopamine augmentation on risk evaluation are unclear. Here we sought to measure the effect of 100 mg oral levodopa, which enhances synaptic release of dopamine, on choice behaviour in healthy...

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Autores principales: Symmonds, Mkael, Wright, Nicholas D., Fagan, Elizabeth, Dolan, Raymond J.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3700857/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23844168
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0068177