Sentences with phrase «with reward circuitry»
When Lieberman increased the money being offered, he found that accepting a share that was larger but still unfair — say, $ 8 out of $ 23 — was linked not with reward circuitry but with increased activity in the ventrolateral prefrontal cortex and downregulation of the anterior insula, changes often seen during the regulation of negative feelings.
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This reward circuitry works similarly with power.
This is consistent with findings, from a large literature of studies on depression and reward circuitry, that depression is characterized by less activity in the brain's reward system.
After an eight - minute training period, the subjects showed heightened levels of activity in areas known to be part of the brain's reward circuitry, the amygdala and the orbitofrontal cortex (OFC), associated with the pictures alone.
It could explain why people with autism have restricted interests — because they find only very selective things rewarding — and it could explain the differences in language acquisition — because the neural circuitry involved in reward learning is the same circuitry that mediates both language learning and production,» says Abel, who also is the Roy J. Carver Chair in Neuroscience and UI professor of molecular physiology and biophysics.
Paradoxically, results also provide evidence that even a limited history of substance use was related to less responsivity in the reward circuitry, as has been suggested by experiments with animals.
When we engage with one another, feeling the power of our compassion and service, the neural circuitry in the brain shifts, and our «reward system» of dopamine and serotonin sharpens our focus, emotional regulation, and engagement.
Similar to the old belief about alcoholism as a moral issue, recent research studies have shown «that it is a primary, chronic disease of brain reward, motivation, memory, and related circuitry, with manifestations along biological, psychological, social, and spiritual domains.»
Attachment security can be bolstered by presenting cues characteristic of a secure attachment figure, which is associated with the activation of dopamine - rich areas associated with the mammalian reward and motivation circuitry (Aron et al., 2005).