In a message dated 2/20/2002 9:53:19 AM, [log in to unmask] writes: << I'll try and explain; which parts in particular? This is a very interesting article because although they are not mentioned explicitly, a wealth of research implicates not only dopamine, but certain areas of the basal ganglia in these reward phenomena >> Mark, Perhaps you could clarify the differences between conscious and unconscious reward systems/responses and elaborate on what you wrote about the basal ganglia? Thanks, Kathleen ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn