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How much you like something determines how much your neural network is reinforced by a specific reward.
If you like something too much and don't practice moderation you get addiction.
Relative salience and frequency of reinforcement can allow you to fully predict how often a subject will choose one option versus another[1], undermining any argument for free will.
See Motivational Salience on Wikipedia.