Differential patterns of nucleus accumbens activation during anticipation of monetary and social reward in young and older adults

Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 825-831

  Rademacher, Lena ^a,b   Salama, Aallaa ^a,b   Gründer, Gerhard ^a,b   Spreckelmeyer, Katja N ^a,b,c  

^a RWTH AACHEN UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b JARA TRANSLATIONAL BRAIN MEDICINE   (Germany)

^c STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Age; Monetary reward; Nucleus accumbens; Reward anticipation; Social reward

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ANTICIPATION; ASSOCIATION; BRAIN; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; NUCLEUS ACCUMBENS; PERSONALITY TEST; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGY; REACTION TIME; REWARD; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ANTICIPATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; BRAIN; CUES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; NUCLEUS ACCUMBENS; PERSONALITY TESTS; REACTION TIME; REWARD; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84897939121     PISSN: 17495016     EISSN: 17495024     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/scan/nst047     Document Type: Article

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