Special Review: Decision Utility, The Brain, and Pursuit of Hedonic Goals
Authors:
- Kent C. BerridgeKent C. Berridge
- J. Wayne AldridgeJAJ. Wayne Aldridge
- 1 October 2008
- journal article
- Published by Guilford Publications in Social Cognition
- Vol. 26 (5) , 621-646
Abstract
How do brain representations of the utility of a hedonic goal guide decisions about whether to pursue it? Our focus here will be on brain mechanisms of reward utility operating at particular decisi...Keywords
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