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Behavioral Science
Reward Pathways and Compulsive Drug Use
Description
Reward pathways help shape behavior by linking actions to their consequences. When a consequence feels rewarding, it can increase the chance that the behavior will happen again. Rewards can take many forms, including a pleasant feeling, money, or food.
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Transcript
Los seres humanos y animales con frecuencia participan en comportamiento, que está motivado por la recompensa. Un ejemplo de tal comportamiento es aumento de la ingesta, que se repite a menudo debido a sentimientos placenteros inducidos por la sustancia enriquecedora. Hay dos tipos de recompensas: naturales y artificiales. E...
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