In article <3ismif$j6i at solaris.cc.vt.edu>, Jason Richardson
<jaricha5 at vt.edu> wrote:
> I'm a graduate student in (of all things) philosophy. I have been
> trying to find empirical support for a particular theory in the
> philosophy of mind. In order to do so, one thing I need to
> understand better is the neurobiological basis of reinforcement,
> i.e., increase in the probability that a particular behavior will be
> produced subsequent to a reward for that behavior (a la Skinner). I
> haven't yet been able to find much research on this topic, however.
> Can anyone point me in the right direction?
I'm not sure, but try looking up "nucleus accumbens."
Also, I wonder if your question can more generally be
thought of as the neurobiology of learning. If so, then
all of the research on memory and conditioning would be
relevant.
