Individuals whose brains exhibit a high response to threat in the amygdala (left) and a low response to reward in the ventral striatum (middle) are more at risk of developing symptoms of anxiety and ...

A new view of how the brain decides to make an effort How the human ventral striatum kicks in during decision-making Date: December 5, 2020 Source: Emory Health Sciences Summary: New research gives ...

Fluorescent images showing the locations in the brain that the scientists recorded from – the tail of the striatum (TS) and ventral striatum (VS). Credit: Francesca Greenstreet ...

Neuroscientists have provided clear visual evidence that a region of the human brain known as the ventral striatum kicks in during decision-making to weigh the costs versus the benefits of making a ...

A recent study revealed that a long-term value memory maintained in the ventral striatum in the brain is a neural basis of our habitual seeking behavior. Researchers have been investigating how the ...