articlePsychophysiologyOct 17, 2014Closed access

The reward positivity: From basic research on reward to a biomarker for depression

Stony Brook University

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Abstract

Feedback indicating monetary loss elicits an apparent negative deflection in the event-related potential (ERP) that has been referred to as the feedback error-related negativity, medial frontal negativity, feedback-related negativity, and feedback negativity-all conceptualizations that suggest a negative ERP component that is greater for loss than gain. In the current paper, I review a programmatic line of research indicating that this apparent negativity actually reflects a reward-related positivity (RewP) that is absent or suppressed following nonreward. I situate the RewP within a broader nomological network of reward processing and individual differences in sensitivity to rewards. Further, I review work…

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  • Psychology
  • Depression (economics)
  • Biomarker
  • Cognitive psychology
  • Clinical psychology
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