Objective: A role for aberrant reward processing in the pathogenesis of depression has long
been proposed. However, no review has yet examined its role in depression by integrating …

New evidence of reward processing abnormalities in MDD, bipolar disorder and
schizophrenia has led to a greater understanding of the neural processes associated with …

Background Childhood maltreatment is a potent predictor of poor mental health across the
life span. We argue that there is a need to improve the understanding of the mechanisms …

Most reward-related electroencephalogram (EEG) studies focus exclusively on the feedback-
related negativity (FRN, also known as feedback negativity or FN, medial-frontal negativity or …

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) …

Background Emotional neglect is associated with multiple negative outcomes, particularly
increased risk for depression. Motivated by increasing evidence of reward-related ventral …

Ecological momentary assessment (EMA) methods are increasingly used in social and
health sciences, but the feasibility and best practices for using EMA with youth are not yet …

Objective: The authors examined whether alterations in the brain's reward network operate
as a mechanism across the spectrum of risk for depression. They then tested whether these …

Many neuroimaging studies have investigated reward processing dysfunction in major
depressive disorder. These studies have led to the common idea that major depressive …

Motivational and hedonic impairments are core aspects of a variety of types of
psychopathology. These impairments cut across diagnostic categories and may be critical to …