Beyond uncertainty: A broader scope for incentive hope mechanisms and its implications
- Linkovski lab
- Nov 10, 2021
- 1 min read
Updated: Jan 12, 2022
We propose that food-related uncertainty is but one of multiple cues that predict harsh conditions and may activate incentive hope.

An evolutionarily adaptive response to these would have been to shift to a behavioral-metabolic phenotype geared toward facing hardship. In modernity, this phenotype may lead to pathologies like obesity and hoarding.
Our perspective suggests a novel therapeutic approach
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