Neural substrates underlying appetitive-aversive interactions

理论家们认为，学习是由两个相反的动机系统驱动的：一个是处理积极事件的欲望系统，另一个是处理负面事件的厌恶系统。大多数理论都暗示了这两个系统之间的相互作用，但它们的研究很少受到关注。这个项目将结合行为学和细胞神经科学的知识来研究这些相互作用。其目的是描述食欲-厌恶互动背后的心理和神经过程，以及它们对学习和决策的影响。理解这些过程是至关重要的，因为我们生活在一个积极和消极事件共存并相互作用影响我们行为的复杂世界。

Theorists have argued that learning is driven by two opposite motivational systems: an appetitive system that deals with positive events and an aversive system that processes negative events. Interactions between the two systems are implied by most theories, but their study has received little attention. This project will investigate these interactions by combining knowledge in behavioural and cellular neuroscience. The aim is to describe the psychological and neural processes underlying appetitive-aversive interactions and their influence on learning and decision-making. Understanding these processes is critical as we live in a complex world in which positive and negative events co-exist and interact to influence our behaviour.