Prize for cracking brain's 'feel good' system 三位科学家因破解大脑“奖赏系统”获奖
<p>媒体英语 <span word="Prize">Prize</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="cracking">cracking</span> <span word="brain">brain</span>'<span word="s">s</span> '<span word="feel">feel</span> <span word="good">good</span>' <span word="system">system</span> 三位科学家因破解大脑“奖赏系统”获奖 </p><p><span word="Play">Play</span> <span word="audio">audio</span> <span word="file">file</span> 文字稿 主要工作地点在英国的三位科学家被授予了享有盛誉的大脑奖（ <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Brain">Brain</span> <span word="Prize">Prize</span> ），并共同领取了一百万欧元的奖金。他们对大脑“奖赏回路”的研究及解读揭示了我们为何想要去购物、吃饭甚至是登月的深层原因。获得回报是我们能保持生命力的必要因素之一，但失去控制的大脑奖赏中心会导致一系列无节制的强迫性行为。请听 <span word="Fergus">Fergus</span> <span word="Walsh">Walsh</span> 的报道。</p><p><span word="Should">Should</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="eat">eat</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="restaurant">restaurant</span>? <span word="Should">Should</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="apply">apply</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="job">job</span>? <span word="Where">Where</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="holiday">holiday</span>? <span word="What">What</span> <span word="underpins">underpins</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="decision">decision</span>-<span word="making">making</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="chemical">chemical</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="brain">brain</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="dopamine">dopamine</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="released">released</span> <span word="whenever">whenever</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="reward">reward</span>, <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="pleasant">pleasant</span> <span word="taste">taste</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="helps">helps</span> <span word="motivate">motivate</span> <span word="us">us</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="essential">essential</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="evolution">evolution</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="human">human</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="animal">animal</span> <span word="development">development</span>.</p><p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="strong">strong</span> <span word="dopamine">dopamine</span> <span word="response">response</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="drive">drive</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="repeat">repeat</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="behaviour">behaviour</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="strive">strive</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="greater">greater</span> <span word="success">success</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="dopamine">dopamine</span> <span word="reward">reward</span> <span word="pathway">pathway</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="brain">brain</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="spiral">spiral</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="control">control</span> <span word="leading">leading</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="compulsive">compulsive</span> <span word="behaviour">behaviour</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="drug">drug</span> <span word="addiction">addiction</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="neuroscientists">neuroscientists</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="share">share</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="million">million</span>-<span word="euro">euro</span> <span word="prize">prize</span> <span word="given">given</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Lundbeck">Lundbeck</span> <span word="Foundation">Foundation</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Denmark">Denmark</span>, <span word="are">are</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="based">based</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="UK">UK</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="track">track</span> <span word="record">record</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="world">world</span>-<span word="leading">leading</span> <span word="brain">brain</span> <span word="research">research</span>. <span word="Their">Their</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="development">development</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="treatments">treatments</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="patients">patients</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="psychiatric">psychiatric</span> <span word="illnesses">illnesses</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="schizophrenia">schizophrenia</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="reward">reward</span> <span word="system">system</span> <span word="goes">goes</span> <span word="wrong">wrong</span>.</p>
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