Explain the biological psychology of reward?
· Explain function of reward
· Explain reward circuit and how allows to attain biological goals
· Knowledge of ‘loop’ which meditates reward system
· Describe various pathways and their functions, as it is more than a single loop,
· Refer to limbic system of brain, the hypothalamus and substantia nigra.
· Mention of the VTA and dopamine pathways to the nucleus Accumbens and prefrontal cortex and their functions
· Link with learning
· Explain how connections to the amygdala help form emotionally based memory of an event.
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