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Overlapping neural systems underlying "incentive hope" and apprehension.

Mattie Tops1

  • 1VU University Amsterdam,Department of Clinical, Neuro- and Developmental Psychology,1081 BT Amsterdam,The Netherlands.m.tops@vu.nlhttp://loop.frontiersin.org/people/8492/overview.

The Behavioral and Brain Sciences
|April 4, 2019
PubMed
Summary

Incentive hope, a key factor in behavioral control, links motivation for rewards and threats. This concept helps explain why anxiety amplifies motivation when outcomes are uncertain.

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Area of Science:

  • Neuroscience
  • Behavioral Psychology
  • Decision-Making Science

Background:

  • Behavioral control systems integrate motivation and action.
  • The striatum and connected systems are crucial for motivation and reward processing.
  • Existing models may artificially separate different motivational mechanisms.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To propose a unified model of behavioral control incorporating "incentive hope."
  • To explore the role of "incentive hope" in linking foraging behavior to broader striatal functions.
  • To explain the heightened incentive motivation observed in anxious individuals under uncertainty.

Main Methods:

  • Conceptual modeling of behavioral control systems.
  • Review of existing literature on motivation, striatal function, and anxiety.

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  • Theoretical integration of "incentive hope" within a general framework.

    • Main Results:

    • "Incentive hope" can bridge distinct mechanisms of incentive motivation.
    • This concept unifies foraging behavior with other striatal functions.
    • Anticipation of both reward and threat is implicated in "incentive hope."

    Conclusions:

    • "Incentive hope" provides a more integrated view of behavioral control.
    • Understanding "incentive hope" clarifies the link between anxiety and motivation under uncertainty.
    • This framework advances our comprehension of striatal system functions.