Measuring the Brain's Response to Rewards (IMAGE)

WashU Medicine

Measuring the Brain's Response to Rewards

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A child wearing a device that measures electrical activity in the brain chooses between doors on a computer screen. Choosing one door wins points while the other results in a loss of points. Washington University researchers have found that the brains of children with depression don't react as robustly to success in the game. Their blunted reward response is a marker of clinical depression.

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Robert Boston

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