A V Hill Lecture - The Rewarded Brain

Professor Wolfram Schultz

• 25 October 2021, 18:30 – 19:30
• Bristol-Myers Squibb Lecture Theatre

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Overview

The talk will describe the properties of neurons in the brain’s reward systems and how their action contributes to economic decision-making. Each of several reward systems, including the dopamine neurons, striatum, amygdala and orbitofrontal cortex, play a unique role in these processes. The details of this function are currently being investigated using designs based on behavioral theories, such as animal learning theory, machine learning and economic utility theory.

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Biography

Wolfram Schultz pioneered the analysis of pathways in the brain that are fundamental to our ability to balance risk and reward. His discoveries relate not only to psychology and neuroscience, but also to other areas of human activity such as management and economics.

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