TWiN 3: Gambling on dopamine

<p>Erin and the TWiN team explain how dopamine neurons encode reward probability and uncertainty, and their roles in attention-based learning and risk-taking such as gambling and addiction.</p> <p>Hosts: <a href="http://twitter.com/orilieberman">Ori Lieberman</a>, <a href="http://twitter.com/TheErinCalipari">Erin Calipari</a>,<a href="http://twitter.com/jasonsynaptic">Jason Shepherd</a>, and <a href= "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vincent_Racaniello">Vincent Racaniello</a></p> <iframe width="100%" height="95" allowfullscreen= "allowfullscreen"></iframe> <p>Click arrow to play<br /> Download <a href= "http://traffic.libsyn.com/twin1/TWiN003.mp3">TWiN 003</a> (52 MB .mp3, 86 min)<br /> Subscribe (free): <a href= "https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/this-week-in-neuroscience/id1485118950">iTunes</a>, <a href="https://playmusic.app.goo.gl/?ibi=com.google.PlayMusic&isi=691797987&ius=googleplaymusic&apn=com.google.android.music&link=https://play.google.com/music/m/I2sbvoxtw3ef7to7ugeungnwhq4?t%3DThis_Week_in_Neuroscience%26pcampaignid%3DMKT-na-all-co-pr-mu-pod-16">Google Podcasts</a>, <a href= "https://twin1.libsyn.com/rss">RSS</a>, email</p> <p>Become a <a href= "http://www.microbe.tv/contribute">patron</a> of TWiN!</p> <h3>Links for this episode</h3> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12649484">Dopamine neurons</a> encode reward probability and uncertainty (Science)</li> <li><a href="http://www.microbe.tv/twin/twin-3-letters/">Letters read</a> on TWiN #3</li> </ul> <p>Intro music is by <a href="http://www.ronaldjenkees.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Ronald Jenkees</a>.</p> <p>Send your neuroscience questions and comments to twin@microbe.tv</p>