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Publication Date: 2021
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InBrief: Understanding the Science of Motivation
Center on the Developing Child at Harvard University
This brief summarizes the working paper, "Understanding Motivation: Building the Brain Architecture That Supports Learning, Health, and Community Participation," which explains the science behind motivation--the "wanting" system and the "liking" system--as well as how those systems develop, and how that development can be disrupted. The brief also includes policy implications. [For the full paper, see ED593242.]
Descriptors: Motivation, Cognitive Development, Brain, Child Development, Rewards, Adolescent Development, Learning, Health, Addictive Behavior, Interpersonal Relationship
Center on the Developing Child at Harvard University. 50 Church Street 4th Floor, Cambridge, MA 02138. Tel: 617-496-0578; Fax: 617-496-1229; e-mail: developingchild@harvard.edu; Web site: http://www.developingchild.harvard.edu
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: Center on the Developing Child at Harvard University
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