How the Brain Translates Money into Force: A Neuroimaging Study of Subliminal Motivation Export

@article{citeulike:1319011, abstract = {Unconscious motivation in humans is often inferred but rarely demonstrated empirically. We imaged motivational processes, implemented in a paradigm that varied the amount and reportability of monetary rewards for which subjects exerted physical effort. We show that, even when subjects cannot report how much money is at stake, they nevertheless deploy more force for higher amounts. Such a motivational effect is underpinned by engagement of a specific basal forebrain region. Our findings thus reveal this region as a key node in brain circuitry that enables expected rewards to energize behavior, without the need for the subjects`awareness. 10.1126/science.1140459}, author = {Pessiglione, Mathias and Schmidt, Liane and Draganski, Bogdan and Kalisch, Raffael and Lau, Hakwan and Dolan, Ray J. and Frith, Chris D.}, citeulike-article-id = {1319011}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.1140459}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://www.sciencemag.org/content/316/5826/904.abstract}, citeulike-linkout-2 = {http://www.sciencemag.org/content/316/5826/904.full.pdf}, citeulike-linkout-3 = {http://www.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/abstract/316/5826/904}, citeulike-linkout-4 = {http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17431137}, citeulike-linkout-5 = {http://www.hubmed.org/display.cgi?uids=17431137}, day = {11}, doi = {10.1126/science.1140459}, issn = {1095-9203}, journal = {Science}, keywords = {fmri, human, motivation}, month = {May}, number = {5826}, pages = {904--906}, posted-at = {2009-10-01 14:46:57}, priority = {2}, title = {How the Brain Translates Money into Force: A Neuroimaging Study of Subliminal Motivation}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.1140459}, volume = {316}, year = {2007} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:1319011 L3 - citeulike-article-id:1319011 N2 - Unconscious motivation in humans is often inferred but rarely demonstrated empirically. We imaged motivational processes, implemented in a paradigm that varied the amount and reportability of monetary rewards for which subjects exerted physical effort. We show that, even when subjects cannot report how much money is at stake, they nevertheless deploy more force for higher amounts. Such a motivational effect is underpinned by engagement of a specific basal forebrain region. Our findings thus reveal this region as a key node in brain circuitry that enables expected rewards to energize behavior, without the need for the subjects`awareness. 10.1126/science.1140459 IS - 5826 JF - Science SN - 1095-9203 EP - 906 TI - How the Brain Translates Money into Force: A Neuroimaging Study of Subliminal Motivation VL - 316 SP - 904 KW - fmri KW - human KW - motivation AU - Pessiglione, Mathias AU - Schmidt, Liane AU - Draganski, Bogdan AU - Kalisch, Raffael AU - Lau, Hakwan AU - Dolan, Ray AU - Frith, Chris PY - 2007/05/11/ UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.1140459 ER -