Reward neurocircuitry links motivation with complex behavioral responses. Studies of
incentive processing have repeatedly demonstrated activation of nucleus accumbens (NAc) …

Enactive trauma therapy is grounded in so-called enactivism, which holds that, like anyone
else, traumatized individuals are (1) embrained, embodied, and environmentally …

Early intervention following exposure to a traumatic life event could change the clinical path
from the development of post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) to recovery, hence the …

The revised reinforcement sensitivity theory (RST) proposes that neurobiological systems
control behavior: the fight‐flight‐freeze (FFFS) for avoidance of threat; behavioral …

Background Processing negatively and positively valenced stimuli involves multiple brain
regions including the amygdala and ventral striatum (VS). Posttraumatic stress disorder …

The behavioral inhibition system (BIS) and the behavioral activation system (BAS) are two
fundamental motivational systems which are not only responsible for affective states …

Resolving approach-avoidance conflicts relies on encoding motivation outcomes and
learning from past experiences. Accumulating evidence points to the role of the Medial …

Disturbances in reward processing occur in Parkinson's disease (PD) however it is unclear
whether these are solely drug-related. We applied an event-related fMRI gambling task to a …

Background: The behavioral inhibition system (BIS) is a key motivational system that shapes
human emotions and behaviors; specifically, the BIS regulates avoidance behaviors, and it …

Convergent evidence suggests the important role of the mesolimbic pathway in anticipating
monetary rewards. However, the underlying mechanism of how the sub-regions interact with …