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A new study led by Dr Armin Lak suggests that we learn best when we make decisions outside of our comfort zone, and sheds light on how the brain might achieve this.

The dopamine neurons (green) light up when animals win a difficult choice, teaching them to make better decisions in the future.
Nicole Li

Nicole Li

Nicole Li - DPhil Student

Carolyn Carr

Carolyn Carr

Carolyn Carr - Associate Professor of Biomedical Science

Kerry Walker

Kerry Walker

DPhil, MSc, BSc Kerry Walker - Associate Professor of Neuroscience

Samantha Gurumurthy

Samantha Gurumurthy

MSc, BSc (Hons) Samantha Gurumurthy - DPhil Student

Claire Wilbur

Claire Wilbur

B.Sc Hons Claire Wilbur - DPhil Student

Katy Yalci

Katy Yalci

PhD Katy Yalci - Postdoctoral Research Scientist

Ben Fuller

Ben Fuller

Ben Fuller - Master's Student

Szilvia Kiraly

Szilvia Kiraly

Szilvia Kiraly - Postdoctoral Research Scientist

Linna Zhou

Linna Zhou

PhD Linna Zhou - Research Lecturer

Ahmed Zaher

Ahmed Zaher

Ahmed Zaher - Senior clinical fellow in intensive care

Lydia Barber

Lydia Barber

PhD Lydia Barber - Postdoctoral Research Scientist

Fan Wang

Fan Wang

PhD Fan Wang - Postdoctoral Research Scientist

Nicola Smart

Nicola Smart

Nicola Smart - Professor of Cardiovascular Science

Wenyu Kong

Wenyu Kong

PhD Wenyu Kong - Postdoctoral Research Scientist

Kristijan Jovanoski

Kristijan Jovanoski

BBiomed(Hons), MPhil Melb, DPhil Oxon Kristijan Jovanoski - Postdoctoral Research Scientist

Jacinta Kalisch-Smith

Jacinta Kalisch-Smith

PhD Jacinta Kalisch-Smith - BHF Intermediate Basic Science Fellow

Nikita Ved

Nikita Ved

PhD FRSA Nikita Ved - Academic Visitor

Dan Li

Dan Li

MD. PhD Dan Li - Associate Professor

Keith Dorrington

Keith Dorrington

MA DPhil BCh DM FRCA Keith Dorrington - Emeritus Associate Professor of Physiology

Deborah Goberdhan

Deborah Goberdhan

Deborah Goberdhan - Academic Visitor

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