Neurobiology of Sensation and Reward

Synthesizing coverage of sensation and reward into a comprehensive systems overview, Neurobiology of Sensation and Reward presents a cutting-edge and multidisciplinary approach to the interplay of sensory and reward processing in the brain. While over the past 70 years these areas have drifted apart, this book makes a case for reuniting sensation and reward by highlighting the important links and interface between the two.
Emphasizing the role of reward in reinforcing behaviors, the book begins with an exploration of the history, ecology, and evolution of sensation and reward. Progressing through the five senses, contributors explore how the brain extracts information from sensory cues. The chapter authors examine how different animal species predict rewards, thereby integrating sensation and reward in learning, focusing on effects in anatomy, physiology, and behavior.
Drawing on empirical research, contributors build on the themes of the book to present insights into the human sensory rewards of perfume, art, and music, setting the scene for further cross-disciplinary collaborations that bridge the neurobiological interface between sensation and reward.

First PrinciplesIntroduction: From Traditional Fixed Cortical Sensationism to Contemporary Plasticity of Primary Sensory Cortical Representations, Norman M. Weinberger and Kasia M. Bieszczad A Brief History of Sensation and Reward, Lawrence E. Marks Reward: What Is It? How Can It Be Inferred from Behavior? Norman M. WhiteWhat Can Different Brains Do with Reward? Elisabeth A. Murray, Steven P. Wise, and Sarah E.V. Rhodes A Systems Organization of the Senses Smell, Jay A. Gottfried and Donald A. Wilson Taste, Donald B. Katz and Brian F. Sadacca Touch, Steven Hsiao and Manuel Gomez-Ramirez Sight, Christina S. Konen and Sabine Kastner Sound, Corrie R. Camalier and Jon H. KaasSensory Agnosias, H. Branch Coslett
From Sensation to RewardNeuroanatomy of Reward: A View from the Ventral Striatum, Suzanne N. HaberMultiple Reward Layers in Food Reinforcement, Ivan E. de AraujoSensation, Incentive Learning, and the Motivational Control of Goal-directed Action, Bernard W. BalleineReward Predictions and Computations, John P. O’DohertyOrbitofrontal Cortex and Outcome Expectancies: Optimizing Behavior and Sensory Perception, Geoffrey Schoenbaum, Matthew R. Roesch, Tom A. Stalnaker, and Yuji K. TakahashiThe Neurology of Value, Lesley K. FellowsCivilized Sensory Rewards (Distinctly Human Rewards)Perfume, Rachel S. HerzVisual Art, Anjan ChatterjeeMusic, David H. Zald and Robert J. ZatorreIndex