Effects of dopamine and serotonin on persistence for delayed rewards in humans
People often must decide how long to continue waiting for rewards that will arrive at an uncertain time in the future. We propose that these persistence decisions involve weighing the benefits of continued waiting against opportunity costs of waiting, a balance that may shift over time. This framework suggests that persistence decisions share neural mechanisms with foraging decisions, which…
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