Ernest Mas Herrero

Distinct genetic pathways to music enjoyment

The paper identifies distinct genetic pathways contributing to different aspects of music enjoyment using twin data.

The neural basis of effort valuation: A meta-analysis of functional magnetic resonance imaging studies

This study uses fMRI meta-analysis to identify brain regions involved in effort valuation, finding distinct roles for pre-SMA and vmPFC in effort cost and net value integration.

Statistical learning as reinforcement learning phenomena

The paper shows that online statistical language learning correlates with reinforcement learning principles and striatal activity in two cohorts.

Common and distinct neural correlates of music and food-induced pleasure: a coordinate-based meta-analysis of neuroimaging studies.

This study compares the neural correlates of music and food-induced pleasure using a meta-analysis of 38 neuroimaging studies, finding common and distinct brain regions involved.

Dopaminergic signalling modulates reward-driven music memory consolidation

This study investigates how dopamine affects memory consolidation of music, finding that dopaminergic interventions modulate memory recognition and pleasantness of music in individuals sensitive to musical reward.

The contribution of striatal pseudo-reward prediction errors to value-based decision-making

This study investigates how pseudo-reward prediction errors in the striatum influence value-based decision-making, finding that they bias choices even without actual reward.

Intrinsically regulated learning is modulated by synaptic dopamine availability

This study shows that dopamine availability modulates intrinsically regulated learning, with memory benefits observed only in individuals with high reward sensitivity after pharmacological intervention.