It's (Probably) Not Rocket Science

Goals vs Rewards: What We Can Learn from Positive Reinforcement


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James Cavanagh, a professor at The University of New Mexico, joins It's (Probably) Not Rocket Science to discuss his recently published theoretical review about the Reward Positivity brain signal and its role in linking high level control and low-level rewards processes together.

Cavanagh worked alongside Clay B. Holroyd from Ghent University on the review, which was funded by a grant looking into anhedonia—the decreased ability to experience pleasure as it relates to clinical depression.

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It's (Probably) Not Rocket ScienceBy The University of New Mexico