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Researchers trained mice to control seemingly random bursts of dopamine in their brains, challenging theories of reward and learning

  • Written by David Kleinfeld, Professor of Physics and Neurobiology, University of California San Diego
imageThe brains of mice randomly produce large bursts of dopamine that could produce feelings of hope.Julia Kuhl, CC BY-ND

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