Dopamine appear to play a central role in cost-benefit analysis[1]
Dopamine depletion in ventral striatum reduces propensity for physical effort [2]
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- ↑ Salamone JD, Correa M, Farrar A, Mingote SM. Effort-related functions of nucleus accumbens dopamine and associated forebrain circuits. Psychopharmacology. 2007;191: 461– 482.