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World Service,3 mins

Why rewards are vital to our survival

Health Check

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Prof Wolfram Schultz from the University of Cambridge, UK, has spent 30 years studying the brain cells which help to teach us what to pursue and what to avoid to maximise our rewards. He explains how this ensures we enjoy the things that are vital to our survival - like food. (Image: Child receiving money, Credit: Getty Images.)

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