Scientific Understanding of Consciousness |
Reward and Punishment
Having reward and punishment systems is the solution that evolution has developed to produce appropriate behavior. (Rolls; Emotion Explained, 7) Computing the reward and punisher value of sensory stimuli, and then using selection between different rewards and avoidance of punishers in a common reward-based currency appears to be the fundamental design that brains use in order to produce appropriate behavior. (Rolls; Emotion Explained, 7) Emotion and motivation are linked by the property that both involve rewards and punishers. (Rolls; Emotion Explained, 1) Link to — Rewards and Punishers as primary at reinforcers
Link to — Pain and Pleasure Systems
AddictionLink to — Nicotine Addiction Link to — Dopamine Signaling Altered by Drugs of Abuse
Return to — EmotionLink to — Consciousness Subject OutlineFurther discussion — Covington Theory of Consciousness |