Over the past 20 years there has been an increasing number of brain imaging studies on the
mechanisms underlying reward motivation in humans. This narrative review describes …

Motivational relevance can prioritize information for memory encoding and consolidation
based on reward value. In this review, we pinpoint the possible psychological and neural …

Efforts to understand the functional architecture of the brain have consistently identified
multiple overlapping large-scale neural networks that are observable across multiple states …

Pornography consumption is highly prevalent, particularly among young adult males. For
some individuals, problematic pornography use (PPU) is a reason for seeking treatment …

The neural basis of abnormal social behavior in autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) remains
incompletely understood. Here we used two complementary but independent brain-wide …

Most behavioral training regimens in autism spectrum disorders (ASD) rely on reward-based
reinforcement strategies. Although proven to significantly increase both cognitive and social …

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

Human social motivation is characterized by the pursuit of social reward and the avoidance
of social punishment. The ventral striatum/nucleus accumbens (VS/Nacc), in particular, has …

While theorists have speculated that different affective traits are linked to reliable brain
activity during anticipation of gains and losses, few have directly tested this prediction. We …

A central challenge for neuroscience lies in relating inter-individual variability to the
functional properties of specific brain regions. Yet, considerable variability exists in the …