The priming effect of rewarding brain stimulation in rats depends on both the cost and strength of reward but survives blockade of D2-like dopamine receptors

Evangelista, C; Mehrez, N; Boisvert, EE; Brake, WG; Shizgal, P

Shizgal, P (通讯作者),Concordia Univ, Ctr Studies Behav Neurobiol, Montreal, PQ, Canada.

EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE, 2023; 58 (8): 3751

Abstract

Receipt of an intense reward boosts motivation to work for more of that reward. This phenomenon is called the priming effect of rewards. Using a novel......

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