“…Unilateral stimulation of the MFB effectively promotes reinforcement learning (Corbett & Wise, 1980; Hermer‐Vazquez et al., 2005; Hodos & Valenstein, 1962; Kornetsky, Knapp, Tozier, & Pak, 2010; Lee et al., 2010; Mueller, Huston, & Pritzel, 1981; Olds & Milner, 1954; Reynolds, 1958; Schaefer, West, & Michael, 1987; Talwar, Xu, Hawley, Weiss, et al, 2002; Xu, Talwar, Hawley, Li, & Chapin, 2004). The drive to obtain this artificial reinforcer can cause animals to press a lever inducing MFB stimulation (also referred to as intracranial self‐stimulation) to the extent of disregarding primal physiological needs of natural reinforcers such as food or water (Olds & Milner, 1954).…”