Behavioral functions of nucleus accumbens dopamine: empirical and conceptual problems with the anhedonia hypothesis
JD Salamone, MS Cousins, BJ Snyder - Neuroscience & Biobehavioral …, 1997 - Elsevier
Nucleus accumbens (DA) has been implicated in a number of different behavioral functions,
but most commonly it is said to be involved in “reward” or “reinforcement”. In the present …
but most commonly it is said to be involved in “reward” or “reinforcement”. In the present …
Motivational views of reinforcement: implications for understanding the behavioral functions of nucleus accumbens dopamine
JD Salamone, M Correa - Behavioural brain research, 2002 - Elsevier
Although the Skinnerian 'Empirical Law of Effect'does not directly consider the fundamental
properties of stimuli that enable them to act as reinforcers, such considerations are critical for …
properties of stimuli that enable them to act as reinforcers, such considerations are critical for …
Nucleus accumbens dopamine and the regulation of effort in food-seeking behavior: implications for studies of natural motivation, psychiatry, and drug abuse
For several decades, it has been suggested that dopamine (DA), especially in nucleus
accumbens, mediates the primary reinforcing characteristics of natural stimuli such as food …
accumbens, mediates the primary reinforcing characteristics of natural stimuli such as food …
Nucleus accumbens dopamine and rate of responding: Neurochemical and behavioral studies
JD Salamone, JE Aberman, JD Sokolowski… - Psychobiology, 1999 - Springer
It has been suggested that accumbens dopamine (DA) is involved in the process of enabling
organisms to expend energy in various situations, including foraging, maze running, and …
organisms to expend energy in various situations, including foraging, maze running, and …
Effort-related functions of nucleus accumbens dopamine and associated forebrain circuits
Background Over the last several years, it has become apparent that there are critical
problems with the hypothesis that brain dopamine (DA) systems, particularly in the nucleus …
problems with the hypothesis that brain dopamine (DA) systems, particularly in the nucleus …
Mesolimbic dopamine and the regulation of motivated behavior
It has been known for some time that nucleus accumbens dopamine (DA) is involved in
aspects of motivation, but theoretical approaches to understanding the functions of DA have …
aspects of motivation, but theoretical approaches to understanding the functions of DA have …
The involvement of nucleus accumbens dopamine in appetitive and aversive motivation
JD Salamone - Behavioural brain research, 1994 - Elsevier
In recent years, considerable emphasis has been placed upon the putative role of nucleus
accumbens dopamine systems in appetitive motivation and positive reinforcement …
accumbens dopamine systems in appetitive motivation and positive reinforcement …
Beyond the reward hypothesis: alternative functions of nucleus accumbens dopamine
According to the dopamine (DA) hypothesis of reward, DA systems in the brain, particularly
in the nucleus accumbens, are thought to directly mediate the rewarding or primary …
in the nucleus accumbens, are thought to directly mediate the rewarding or primary …
Dopamine, behavioral economics, and effort
JD Salamone, M Correa, AM Farrar… - Frontiers in behavioral …, 2009 - frontiersin.org
There are numerous problems with the hypothesis that brain dopamine (DA) systems,
particularly in the nucleus accumbens, directly mediate the rewarding or primary …
particularly in the nucleus accumbens, directly mediate the rewarding or primary …
The role of nucleus accumbens dopamine in motivated behavior: a unifying interpretation with special reference to reward-seeking
S Ikemoto, J Panksepp - Brain Research Reviews, 1999 - Elsevier
Studies addressing behavioral functions of dopamine (DA) in the nucleus accumbens septi
(NAS) are reviewed. A role of NAS DA in reward has long been suggested. However, some …
(NAS) are reviewed. A role of NAS DA in reward has long been suggested. However, some …