Wolfram Schultz
University of Cambridge
Wolfram Schultz is a Professor of Neuroscience at the University of Cambridge known for his discovery of the neurophysiological dopamine reward signal.
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Wolfram Schultz is a Professor of Neuroscience at the University of Cambridge known for his discovery of the neurophysiological dopamine reward signal.
Affiliation
University of Cambridge
Top Publications
- Predictive Reward Signal of Dopamine Neurons (1998) - 4,675 citations
- Getting Formal with Dopamine and Reward (2002) - 2,615 citations
- Discrete Coding of Reward Probability and Uncertainty by Dopamine Neurons (2003) - 2,140 citations
- Behavioral Theories and the Neurophysiology of Reward (2005) - 1,677 citations
- Neuronal Coding of Prediction Errors (2000) - 1,471 citations
At a glance
- Full name
- Wolfram Schultz
- ORCID
- 0000-0002-8530-4518
- OpenAlex ID
- https://openalex.org/A5066653099
Research interests
- Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies, Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior, Decision-Making and Behavioral Economics, Memory and Neural Mechanisms, Neural dynamics and brain function
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Most-cited linked publications
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- Predictive Reward Signal of Dopamine Neurons ↗1998 · Journal of Neurophysiology4,675OpenAlex citations
- Getting Formal with Dopamine and Reward ↗2002 · Neuron2,615OpenAlex citations
- 2,140OpenAlex citations
- Behavioral Theories and the Neurophysiology of Reward ↗2005 · Annual Review of Psychology1,677OpenAlex citations
- Neuronal Coding of Prediction Errors ↗2000 · Annual Review of Neuroscience1,471OpenAlex citations
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- Predictive Reward Signal of Dopamine Neurons ↗1998 · Journal of Neurophysiology
- Getting Formal with Dopamine and Reward ↗2002 · Neuron
- Behavioral Theories and the Neurophysiology of Reward ↗2005 · Annual Review of Psychology
- Neuronal Coding of Prediction Errors ↗2000 · Annual Review of Neuroscience
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