Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
6034147 NeuroImage 2011 9 Pages PDF
Abstract
► High-resolution fMRI delineates responses to novelty and reward in the human SN/VTA. ► Novelty increases reward-anticipation responses in the caudal medial SN/VTA. ► This novelty-related augmentation increases mesolimbic functional connectivity. ► The study highlights the midbrain's integrative role in human behavior and memory.
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