Sustained Striatal Activity Predicts Eudaimonic Well-Being and Cortisol Output

Psychological Science

Volumn 24, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 2191-2200

  Heller, Aaron S ^a,b   van Reekum, Carien M ^c   Schaefer, Stacey M ^a,b   Lapate, Regina C ^a,b   Radler, Barry T ^a   Ryff, Carol D ^a   Davidson, Richard J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

neuroimaging; rewards; well being

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CORPUS STRIATUM; EMOTION; EQUIPMENT; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL NEUROIMAGING; HUMAN; HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS SYSTEM; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROIMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHYSIOLOGY; REWARD; REWARDS; SALIVA; SATISFACTION; SECRETION (PROCESS); WELL-BEING;

NEUROIMAGING; REWARDS; WELL-BEING;

ADULT; AGED; CORPUS STRIATUM; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL NEUROIMAGING; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; HYPOTHALAMO-HYPOPHYSEAL SYSTEM; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; PITUITARY-ADRENAL SYSTEM; REWARD; SALIVA;

EID: 84887392651     PISSN: 09567976     EISSN: 14679280     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0956797613490744     Document Type: Article

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