We review conceptual arguments and research on the role of asymmetric frontal cortical
activity in emotional and motivational processes. The current article organizes and reviews …

Background Two objectives of the NIMH Research Domain Criteria (RDoC) initiative are to
identify (a) mechanisms that are common to multiple psychiatric disorders, and (b) …

A comprehensive and accessible approach to personality theory and research with a
renewed focus on contemporary findings In the newly revised 15th edition of Personality …

Conceptual and empirical approaches to the study of the role of asymmetric frontal cortical
activity in emotional processes are reviewed. Although early research suggested that …

Frontal EEG asymmetry appears to serve as (1) an individual difference variable related to
emotional responding and emotional disorders, and (2) a state-dependent concomitant of …

Of the many conceptual distinctions present in psychology today, the approach-avoidance
distinction stands out as one of, if not the, most fundamental and basic. The distinction …

The authors present an overview of the neural bases of emotion. They underscore the role of
the prefrontal cortex (PFC) and amygdala in 2 broad approach-and withdrawal-related …

Research on relationships between anxiety and depression has proceeded at a rapid pace
since the 1980s. The similarities and differences between these two conditions, as well as …

This chapter examines neurobiological development in normal and illustrative high‐risk
conditions and mental disorders. It reviews relevant findings on neural plasticity and their …

The studies of emotion function and emotional disorders complement one another. In this
article, the authors outline relations between the social functions of emotion and four …