Objective Although impaired reward processing in depression has been well-documented,
the exact nature of that deficit remains poorly understood. To investigate the link between …

Reward dysfunction is thought to be play a critical role in the pathogenesis of depression.
Multiple studies have linked depression to abnormal neural sensitivity to monetary rewards …

BackgroundReward dysfunction is a major dimension of depressive symptomatology, but it
remains obscure if that dysfunction varies across different reward types. In this study, we …

Reward dysfunction has been implicated in a wide range of psychological disorders,
including internalizing and externalizing psychopathology. Basic neuroscience research has …

Depression is characterized by altered sensitivity to rewards, with recent evidence
suggesting that the ability to sustain responses to rewards across long experimental tasks is …

Recent theoretical models underline reward sensitivity as a potential endophenotype for
major depressive disorder. Neural and behavioral evidence reveals depression is …

Background Reward sensitivity is a dimensional construct central to understanding the
nature of depression. Psychophysiological research on this construct has primarily focused …

Background Individual differences in reward‐related processes, such as reward responsivity
and approach motivation, appear to play a role in the nature and course of depression. Prior …

Both human and animal studies support the relationship between depression and reward
processing abnormalities, giving rise to the expectation that neural signals of these …

Importance Dysfunctional reward processing is a leading candidate mechanism for the
development of certain depressive symptoms, such as anhedonia. However, to our …