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. 2013 Dec 2:7:182.
doi: 10.3389/fnbeh.2013.00182. eCollection 2013.

What motivates gambling behavior? Insight into dopamine's role

Patrick Anselme  1 , Mike J F Robinson  2
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What motivates gambling behavior? Insight into dopamine's role

Patrick Anselme et al. Front Behav Neurosci. .
No abstract available

Keywords: dopamine; gambling; loss; motivation; reward uncertainty.

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