The reward positivity: From basic research on reward to a biomarker for depression

Psychophysiology

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 449-459

  Proudfit, Greg Hajcak ^a  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

EEG ERP; Emotion; Feedback negativity; Individual differences; Motivation; Psychopathology; Reward positivity

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER;

BRAIN; BRAIN MAPPING; DEPRESSION; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EVOKED RESPONSE; HUMAN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; REWARD;

BIOMARKERS; BRAIN; BRAIN MAPPING; DEPRESSION; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EVOKED POTENTIALS; HUMANS; REWARD;

EID: 84925308807     PISSN: 00485772     EISSN: 14698986     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/psyp.12370     Document Type: Article

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