Life's rewards : linking dopamine, incentive learning, schizophrenia, and the mind / Richard J. Beninger.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Beninger, Richard J., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Reinforcement (Psychology).

Dopamine.

Neurochemistry.

Physical Description:

xiii, 475 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : Oxford University Press, 2018.

Summary:

Since its discovery in the 1960s, a vast and wide-ranging body of research has accumulated about the dopaminergic system. 'Life's Rewards' offers a broad synthesis of our current understanding of this chemical, addressing, amongst others, its intricate relationship with learning and memory, psychopathology, social co-operation and drug abuse. Aimed at students and researchers in neuroscience and psychology, it is essential reading for anyone interested in the relationship between dopamine and reward-related incentive learning.

Contents:

Introduction

Dopamine and the elements of incentive learning

Multiple memory system

Dopamine as the dependent variable

Dopamine and inverse incentive learning

Dopamine receptor subtypes and incentive learning

Dopamine and social cooperation

Schizophrenia, Parkinson's disease, and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder

Drug abuse and incentive learning

Neuroanatomy and dopamine systems

Mechanisms of dopamine-mediated incentive learning

Dopamine and mental experiences.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 353-455) and index.

Other Format:

Electronic version: Beninger, Richard J. Life's rewards.

ISBN:

0198824092

9780198824091

OCLC:

1024173731