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Using fMRI to study reward processing in humans: past, present, and future

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Wang, Kainan S., Smith, David V., Delgado, Mauricio R.·2016·Journal of Neurophysiology

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Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) is a noninvasive tool used to probe cognitive and affective processes. Although fMRI provides indirect measures of neural activity, the advent of fMRI has allowed for1) the corroboration of significant animal findings in the human brain, and2) the expansion of models to include more common human attributes that inform behavior. In this review, we briefly consider the neural basis of the blood oxygenation level dependent signal to set up a discussion of how fMRI studies have applied it in examining cognitive models in humans and the promise of using fMRI to advance such models. Specifically, we illustrate the contribution that fMRI has made to the study of reward processing, focusing on the role of the striatum in encoding reward-related learning signals that drive anticipatory and consummatory behaviors. For instance, we discuss how fMRI can be used to link neural signals (e.g., striatal responses to rewards) to individual differences in behavior and traits. While this functional segregation approach has been constructive to our understanding of reward-related functions, many fMRI studies have also benefitted from a functional integration approach that takes into account how interconnected regions (e.g., corticostriatal circuits) contribute to reward processing. We contend that future work using fMRI will profit from using a multimodal approach, such as combining fMRI with noninvasive brain stimulation tools (e.g., transcranial electrical stimulation), that can identify causal mechanisms underlying reward processing. Consequently, advancements in implementing fMRI will promise new translational opportunities to inform our understanding of psychopathologies.

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Authors: Wang, K. S., Smith, D. V., & Delgado, M. R.
Affiliations: Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey (US)
Corresponding author: Delgado, Mauricio R.
ORCID: Smith, David V.
Delgado, Mauricio R.
Venue: Journal of Neurophysiology
Publisher: American Physiological Society
Published: 2016-03-01
Volume: 115
Issue: 3
Pages: 1664-1678
ISSN: 0022-3077 (ISSN-L)
1522-1598
DOI: 10.1152/jn.00333.2015
PMC: PMC4808130
OpenAlex: W2228455888
Cited by: 105
References: 292
Citations by year: 2026: 9 · 2025: 12 · 2024: 7 · 2023: 6 · 2022: 13 · 2021: 10 · 2020: 13 · 2019: 16 · 2018: 12 · 2017: 4 · 2016: 3
FWCI: 1.23
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: green
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Locations: Journal of Neurophysiology (publishedVersion)
PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders: HHS | NIH | National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) (R01-DA027764)
HHS | NIH | National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) (F32-MH107175)
Topics: Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies
Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience › Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior
Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Functional Brain Connectivity Studies
Keywords: reward processing, striatum, BOLD signal, individual differences, functional integration, corticostriatal circuits, transcranial electrical stimulation, causal mechanisms, psychopathology, translational neuroscience
MeSH terms: Brain, Brain Mapping, Humans, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Reward

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