Hierarchical brain networks active in approach and avoidance goal pursuit
Effective approach/avoidance goal pursuit is critical for attaining long-term health and well-being. Research on the neural correlates of key goal pursuit processes (e.g., motivation) has long been of interest, with lateralization in prefrontal cortex being a particularly fruitful target of investig...
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| author | Jeffrey Martin Spielberg Jeffrey Martin Spielberg Wendy eHeller Gregory A Miller Gregory A Miller Gregory A Miller |
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| description | Effective approach/avoidance goal pursuit is critical for attaining long-term health and well-being. Research on the neural correlates of key goal pursuit processes (e.g., motivation) has long been of interest, with lateralization in prefrontal cortex being a particularly fruitful target of investigation. However, this literature has often been limited by a lack of spatial specificity and has not delineated the precise aspects of approach/avoidance motivation involved. Additionally, the relationships among brain regions (i.e., network connectivity) vital to goal pursuit remain largely unexplored. Specificity in location, process, and network relationship is vital for moving beyond gross characterizations of function and identifying the precise cortical mechanisms involved in motivation. The present paper integrates research using more spatially specific methodologies (e.g., functional magnetic resonance imaging) with the rich psychological literature on approach/avoidance to propose an integrative network model that takes advantage of the strengths of each of these literatures. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-00f534a4bce846df95482d7ae468100a2022-12-21T19:06:17ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Human Neuroscience1662-51612013-06-01710.3389/fnhum.2013.0028451032Hierarchical brain networks active in approach and avoidance goal pursuitJeffrey Martin Spielberg0Jeffrey Martin Spielberg1Wendy eHeller2Gregory A Miller3Gregory A Miller4Gregory A Miller5University of California, BerkeleyUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-ChampaignUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-ChampaignUniversity of DelawareUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-ChampaignUniversity of California, Los AngelesEffective approach/avoidance goal pursuit is critical for attaining long-term health and well-being. Research on the neural correlates of key goal pursuit processes (e.g., motivation) has long been of interest, with lateralization in prefrontal cortex being a particularly fruitful target of investigation. However, this literature has often been limited by a lack of spatial specificity and has not delineated the precise aspects of approach/avoidance motivation involved. Additionally, the relationships among brain regions (i.e., network connectivity) vital to goal pursuit remain largely unexplored. Specificity in location, process, and network relationship is vital for moving beyond gross characterizations of function and identifying the precise cortical mechanisms involved in motivation. The present paper integrates research using more spatially specific methodologies (e.g., functional magnetic resonance imaging) with the rich psychological literature on approach/avoidance to propose an integrative network model that takes advantage of the strengths of each of these literatures.http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fnhum.2013.00284/fullExecutive FunctionPrefrontal CortexlateralityApproach MotivationGoal PursuitAvoidance Motivation |
| spellingShingle | Jeffrey Martin Spielberg Jeffrey Martin Spielberg Wendy eHeller Gregory A Miller Gregory A Miller Gregory A Miller Hierarchical brain networks active in approach and avoidance goal pursuit Frontiers in Human Neuroscience Executive Function Prefrontal Cortex laterality Approach Motivation Goal Pursuit Avoidance Motivation |
| title | Hierarchical brain networks active in approach and avoidance goal pursuit |
| title_full | Hierarchical brain networks active in approach and avoidance goal pursuit |
| title_fullStr | Hierarchical brain networks active in approach and avoidance goal pursuit |
| title_full_unstemmed | Hierarchical brain networks active in approach and avoidance goal pursuit |
| title_short | Hierarchical brain networks active in approach and avoidance goal pursuit |
| title_sort | hierarchical brain networks active in approach and avoidance goal pursuit |
| topic | Executive Function Prefrontal Cortex laterality Approach Motivation Goal Pursuit Avoidance Motivation |
| url | http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fnhum.2013.00284/full |
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