The neuroscience of motivated cognition

Trends in Cognitive Sciences

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 62-64

  Hughes, Brent L ^a   Zaki, Jamil ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Automaticity; Cognitive control; Cognitive dissonance; Intergroup bias; Motivation; Self enhancement

Indexed keywords

ATTENTION; COGNITION; DECISION MAKING; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MOTIVATION; NEUROSCIENCE; NOTE; PERCEPTION; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; BRAIN; PHYSIOLOGY;

ATTENTION; BRAIN; COGNITION; DECISION MAKING; HUMANS; MOTIVATION; PERCEPTION;

EID: 84921710493     PISSN: 13646613     EISSN: 1879307X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tics.2014.12.006     Document Type: Note

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