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| About Reward |
| Saturday, May 23, 2020 |
| 5:00 PM–5:50 PM |
| Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Level 3, Ballroom AB |
| Area: BPN; Domain: Basic Research |
| Chair: Carla H. Lagorio (University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire) |
| CE Instructor: Carla H. Lagorio, Ph.D. |
| Presenting Author: WOLFRAM SCHULTZ (University of Cambridge) |
| Abstract: 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. |
| Instruction Level: Basic |
| Target Audience: Anyone interested in brain processes. |
| Learning Objectives: At the conclusion of the presentation, participants will be able to: (1) define reward; (2) explain the function of rewards; (3) explain how we make economic decisions; (4) discuss how the brain processes rewards; (5) explain how reward processes go wrong. |
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| WOLFRAM SCHULTZ (University of Cambridge) |
 Wolfram Schultz is a graduate in medicine from the University of Heidelberg. After postdoctoral stays in Germany, USA and Sweden, and a faculty position in Switzerland, he works currently at the University of Cambridge. He combines behavioural, neurophysiological and neuroimaging techniques to investigate the neural mechanisms of rlearning, goal-directed behaviour and economic decision making. He uses behavioural concepts from animal learning theory and economic decision theories to study the neurophysiology and neuroimaging of reward and risk in individual neurons and in specific brain regions, including the dopamine system, striatum, orbitofrontal cortex and amygdala. |
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