Approach/avoidance in dreams

Consciousness and Cognition

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 408-412

  Malcolm Smith, Susan ^a   Koopowitz, Sheri ^a   Pantelis, Eleni ^a   Solms, Mark ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Amygdala; Approach; Avoidance; Dream content; Fear conditioning; Mesocorticolimbic dopamine system; Reward seeking; Reward system; Threat simulation theory

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; CONDITIONING; DREAM; FEAR; HUMAN; REWARD; THEORY; THREAT STIMULATION THEORY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AMYGDALA; AVOIDANCE LEARNING; DOPAMINE; DREAMS; ESCAPE REACTION; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; REWARD; SOUTH AFRICA; WALES;

EID: 84857504061     PISSN: 10538100     EISSN: 10902376     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.concog.2011.11.004     Document Type: Article

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