Fine-tuning motivation in the brain

ScienceDaily
Dec 9, 2021, 12:42 pm276 pts
Neuroscientists have discovered a set of brain cells that influence the motivation of mice to perform tasks for rewards. Increasing the cells' activity makes a mouse work harder or more vigorously. The neurons come with a feature that prevents the mouse from overdoing it and becoming addicted to the reward. The…

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