Dopamine Plays Double Duty in Learning and Motivation
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A novel study suggests that dopamine, a neurotransmitter, plays dual roles in learning and motivation.
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Computational Modeling of Neurotransmitter Release Evoked by Electrical Stimulation: Nonlinear Approaches to Predicting Stimulation-Evoked Dopamine Release
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What Is the Relationship between Dopamine and Effort? - ScienceDirect
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Dopamine: The Currency of Desire
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The Vital Role of Dopamine in the Brain and How to Optimize It Naturally, by Dr Mehmet Yildiz, EUPHORIA
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Dopamine Does Double Duty in Motivating Cognitive Effort - ScienceDirect
Samantha Z. Dzabic on LinkedIn: Dopamine Plays Double Duty in Learning and Motivation - Neuroscience News
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Chronic nicotine increases midbrain dopamine neuron activity and biases individual strategies towards reduced exploration in mice
Dora Scafidi on LinkedIn: Dopamine Plays Double Duty in Learning and Motivation - Neuroscience News
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Dopamine role in learning and action inference
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Dopamine regulates both learning and motivation •
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How to increase dopamine? Try these 5 natural dopamine boosters – brain feed
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Managing Dopamine to Experience More Motivation, by Keagan Stokoe
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Dopamine Does Double Duty in Motivating Cognitive Effort - ScienceDirect
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Vulnerability to relapse under stress: insights from affective neuroscience