Neurophysiology of motivated learning: Adaptive mechanisms underlying cognitive bias in depression

Cognitive Therapy and Research

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 189-209

  Tucker, Don M ^a,b   Luu, Phan ^a,b  

^a Electrical Geodesics Inc   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

Author keywords

Cognitive bias; Depression; Emotion; Expectancy; Learning; Motivation

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; COGNITION; COGNITIVE THERAPY; DEPRESSION; HUMAN; LEARNING; LIFE EVENT; MAMMAL; MEMORY; MOTIVATION; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; NEUROPSYCHOLOGY; NONHUMAN; REWARD;

EID: 34247254418     PISSN: 01475916     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10608-006-9115-9     Document Type: Article

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