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SUBMITTER: Paulus FM
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4640843 | biostudies-literature | 2015
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Paulus Frieder Michel FM Rademacher Lena L Schäfer Theo Alexander Jose TA Müller-Pinzler Laura L Krach Sören S
PloS one 20151110 11
The incentive structure of a scientist's life is increasingly mimicking economic principles. While intensely criticized, the journal impact factor (JIF) has taken a role as the new currency for scientists. Successful goal-directed behavior in academia thus requires knowledge about the JIF. Using functional neuroimaging we examined how the JIF, as a powerful incentive in academia, has shaped the behavior of scientists and the reward signal in the striatum. We demonstrate that the reward signal in ...[more]