Positive affect versus reward: Emotional and motivational influences on cognitive control

Frontiers in Psychology

Volumn 2, Issue OCT, 2011, Pages

  Chiew, Kimberly S ^a   Braver, Todd S ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cognitive control; Dopamine; Emotion; Motivation; Reward

Indexed keywords

EID: 84861961671     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16641078     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2011.00279     Document Type: Review

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