Effort-based reinforcement processing and functional connectivity underlying amotivation in medicated patients with depression and schizophrenia

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 37, Issue 16, 2017, Pages 4370-4380

  Park, Il Ho ^a   Lee, Boung Chul ^b   Kim, Jae Jin ^c   Kim, Joong Il ^a   Koo, Min Seung ^a  

^a Catholic Kwandong University   (South Korea)

^b Hallym University   (South Korea)

^c Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Depression; Functional neuroimaging; Motivation; Schizophrenia; Ventral tegmental area

Indexed keywords

ADULT; APATHY; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CONNECTOME; CORPUS STRIATUM; DEPRESSION; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; PUTAMEN; REACTION TIME; REWARD; SCHIZOPHRENIA;

ADULT; APATHY; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CONNECTOME; CORPUS STRIATUM; DEPRESSION; FEEDBACK, PHYSIOLOGICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; PUTAMEN; REACTION TIME; REWARD; SCHIZOPHRENIA;

EID: 85021389314     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: 15292401     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.2524-16.2017     Document Type: Article

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