Deficits in instrumental, goal-directed control, combined with the influence of drug-associated Pavlovian-conditioned stimuli, are thought to influence the development and maintenance of addiction.

A shift away from goal-directed, model-based behavior is commonly viewed to characterize alcohol use disorder (AUD). Previous research, however, has failed to demonstrate differences between ...

The responses of midbrain dopamine neurons during appetitive conditioning, together with other neural and behavioural data, have been taken to suggest that these neurons and their striatal targets ...