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Neural responses during anticipation of a primary taste reward

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O'Doherty, John P., Deichmann, Ralf, Critchley, Hugo D., Dolan, Raymond J.·2002·Neuron

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The aim of this study was to determine the brain regions involved in anticipation of a primary taste reward and to compare these regions to those responding to the receipt of a taste reward. Using fMRI, we scanned human subjects who were presented with visual cues that signaled subsequent reinforcement with a pleasant sweet taste (1 M glucose), a moderately unpleasant salt taste (0.2 M saline), or a neutral taste. Expectation of a pleasant taste produced activation in dopaminergic midbrain, posterior dorsal amygdala, striatum, and orbitofrontal cortex (OFC). Apart from OFC, these regions were not activated by reward receipt. The findings indicate that when rewards are predictable, brain regions recruited during expectation are, in part, dissociable from areas responding to reward receipt.

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Authors
O'Doherty, J. P., Deichmann, R., Critchley, H. D., & Dolan, R. J.
Affiliations
  • National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery (GB)
  • The Royal Free Hospital (GB)
Venue
Neuron
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2002-02
Volume
33
Issue
5
Pages
815-826
ISSN
0896-6273 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2056908956
Cited by
1,076
References
80
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13.13
Type
journal article
Language
en
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Topics
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience › Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Sensory Systems › Olfactory and Sensory Function Studies
Keywords
reward anticipation, dopaminergic midbrain, striatum, orbitofrontal cortex, sweet taste, salty taste, neural correlates of reward
MeSH terms
Adolescent, Adult, Animals, Brain, Brain Mapping, Cues, Emotions, Female, Glucose, Humans, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Male, Reinforcement, Psychology, Reward, Salts, Taste

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