Dorsal striatal dopamine D1 receptor availability predicts an instrumental bias in action learning [Neuroscience]

Learning to act to obtain reward and inhibit to avoid punishment is easier compared with learning the opposite contingencies. This coupling of action and valence is often thought of as a Pavlovian bias, although recent research has shown it may also emerge through instrumental mechanisms. We measured this learning bias...

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