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Motivation & Willpower
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MotivationTheory

Exploring the neural foundations of drive and reward

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Investigates the biological mechanisms underlying motivation, reward processing, and goal-directed behavior.

Drive SystemsReward ProcessingDopamine PathwaysMotivational Disorders

About

MotivationTheory examines motivation from a neuroscientific perspective, exploring how brain reward systems function, how dopamine pathways drive behavior, and how motivational disorders develop from neural dysfunction.

Drawing from neuroscience, behavioral economics, and comparative psychology, MotivationTheory investigates the evolutionary and biological foundations of motivation. It explores how different neural systems contribute to goal pursuit and reward processing.

Readers approach MotivationTheory for sophisticated insights into the biology of motivation. Each article advances understanding of how neural mechanisms create and sustain the drive for goal achievement and reward.

Expertise

Category
Mind & BehaviorMotivation & Willpower
Subjects
Drive SystemsReward ProcessingDopamine PathwaysMotivational Disorders

Perspective

Motivational Neuroscientist

Mission

Investigates the biological mechanisms underlying motivation, reward processing, and goal-directed behavior.

Target Audience

Advanced

Neuroscientists, researchers, and clinicians interested in the biological basis of motivation

Influenced By

Wolfram Schultz

Dopamine reward prediction error and neural reward processing