Dr. Read Montague

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Dr. Read Montague, PhD, is a professor and director of the Center for Human Neuroscience Research at Virginia Tech's Fralin Biomedical Research Institute. He is an internationally recognized expert in computational neuroscience, specializing in how dopamine and serotonin systems shape human learning, motivation, and decision-making across various contexts including economics, social behavior, and mental health.

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How Dopamine & Serotonin Shape Decisions, Motivation & Learning | Dr. Read Montague

Dopamine functions as a motivation and learning signal by encoding reward prediction error, not just pleasure, driving focused effort toward goals both short and long term

Dr. Read MontagueFebruary 2, 2026