A review of reward processing and motivational impairment in schizophrenia

Schizophrenia Bulletin

Volumn 40, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2014, Pages

  Strauss, Gregory P ^a   Waltz, James A ^b   Gold, James M ^b  

^a BINGHAMTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

anhedonia; avolition; motivation; negative symptoms; psychosis; reward

Indexed keywords

DOPAMINE;

ANTERIOR CINGULATE; ANTICIPATION; BASAL GANGLION; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MESENCEPHALON; MOTIVATION; ORBITAL CORTEX; PERSONAL VALUE; PREDICTION; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; REINFORCEMENT; REVIEW; REWARD; REWARD PROCESSING; SCHIZOPHRENIA; BRAIN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY;

BRAIN; HUMANS; MOTIVATION; REWARD; SCHIZOPHRENIA;

EID: 84895746086     PISSN: 05867614     EISSN: 17451701     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/schbul/sbt197     Document Type: Review

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