Thesis
Investigating the neurochemical basis of action initiation, selection, and inhibition
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Two central monoamine systems, dopamine and serotonin, are thought to be integral to the promotion or inhibition of goal-directed action respectively, but how this information is conveyed in tandem with reward-related signals is not yet fully understood. In particular, whilst reward prediction error encoding by midbrain dopamine activity and release is well replicated, this contrasts with a wealth of pharmacological evidence emphasising dopamine’s role in activation of behaviour for reward...
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Authors
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+ Walton, M
Department:
University of Oxford
Role:
Supervisor
+ Husain, M
Department:
University of Oxford
Role:
Supervisor
Funding
+ Economic and Social Research Council
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Funding agency for:
Grima, L
Grant:
ES/J500112/1
Bibliographic Details
- Type of award:
- DPhil
- Level of award:
- Doctoral
- Awarding institution:
- University of Oxford
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- Deposit date:
- 2019-06-04
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- Copyright holder:
- Grima, L
- Copyright date:
- 2018
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