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1
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Phasic activation

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Refers to burst activity of dopaminergic neurons in the midbrain after primary food + liquid rewards

2
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Negative-prediction error

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Occurs when

  1. a fully predicted reward elicits no response
  2. the omission of a predicted reward induces a depression
3
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Positive-prediction error

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Occurs when an unpredicted reward elicits activation