Molecular Psychiatry advance online publication 5 January 2016; doi: 10.1038/mp.2015.193 H Takeuchi1, Y Taki1,2,3, H Hashizume4, K Asano5, M Asano6, Y Sassa1, S Yokota1, Y Kotozaki7, R Nouchi8 and R Kawashima2,9,10 1Division of Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience, Institute of Development, Aging and Cancer, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan 2Division of Medical Neuroimaging Analysis, Department of Community Medical Supports, Tohoku Medical Megabank Organization, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan 3Department of Nuclear […]
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Science 1 January 2016: Vol. 351 no. 6268 DOI: 10.1126/science.aac9698 Emily A. Ferenczi1,2,*, Kelly A. Zalocusky1,2,*, Conor Liston3,*, Logan Grosenick1,2, Melissa R. Warden4, Debha Amatya1, Kiefer Katovich5, Hershel Mehta5, Brian Patenaude6, Charu Ramakrishnan1, Paul Kalanithi7, Amit Etkin6, Brian Knutson5, Gary H. Glover8, Karl Deisseroth1,4,9,† Abstract Motivation for reward drives adaptive behaviors, whereas impairment of reward […]
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