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Beyond negative valence: 2-week administration of a serotonergic antidepressant enhances both reward and effort learning signals

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To make good decisions, humans need to learn about and integrate different sources of appetitive and aversive information. While serotonin has been linked to value-based decision-making, its role in learning is less clear, with acute manipulations often producing inconsistent results. Here, we show that when the effects of a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI, citalopram) are studied over longer timescales, learning is robustly improved. We measured brain activity with functional ma...

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Published
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10.1371/journal.pbio.2000756

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University of Oxford
Oxford college:
Christ Church
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University of Oxford
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MSD
Department:
Experimental Psychology
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Institution:
University of Oxford
Division:
MSD
Department:
Experimental Psychology
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Author
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Institution:
University of Oxford
Division:
MSD
Department:
Experimental Psychology
Role:
Author
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Institution:
University of Oxford
Division:
MSD
Department:
Experimental Psychology
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Author
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Kolling, N
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89280/Z/09/Z
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MR/N014448/1
092759/Z/10/Z
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Scholl, J
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Funding agency for:
Kolling, N
Rushworth, M
Scholl, J
Grant:
89280/Z/09/Z
WT100973AIA
092759/Z/10/Z
092759/Z/10/Z, 89280/Z/09/Z, WT100973AIA
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Public Library of Science Publisher's website
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PLoS Biology Journal website
Volume:
15
Issue:
2
Article number:
e2000756
Publication date:
2017-01-01
Acceptance date:
2017-01-19
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EISSN:
1545-7885
ISSN:
1544-9173
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pubs:673062
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uuid:3e7022b5-3106-460d-8664-55a4b0d85556
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pubs:673062
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2017-01-25

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