Escitalopram, an antidepressant, was given to healthy individuals to see how the drug impacted learning, motivation, and the desire to seek rewards. Learn from Dr. Christelle Langley, a neuroscientist from the University of Cambridge in London, as she explains the results. The study findings may surprise you, but also may shed a bit of light on why a lack of motivation or even seeking rewards might be contributed to the drug itself.
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