title: Neurobiological basis of motivational deficits in psychopathology.
abstract: In recent years, there has been increasing emphasis on the importance of motivational symptoms in depression, schizophrenia and other disorders. The present review discusses the conceptual background related to the construct of motivation, and provides a framework that for research on both physiological and pathological aspects of motivation. Particular emphasis is placed on what is known about the neurobiological basis of activational aspects of motivation, including studies from animal models. The role of limbic/prefrontal/striatal circuitry in behavioral activation and effort-related functions is examined, and the utility of behavioral tasks of effort-based decision making as models of motivational symptoms is discussed. We also review the neurobiology of motivational symptoms in relation to psychopathology, and issues related to the language used to characterize motivational dysfunctions are considered. The literature suggests that research on the neurobiology of motivational dysfunction in psychopathology, at both clinical and preclinical levels, could inform the development of novel and more effective treatments for a range of CNS disorders.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT 06269-1020, USA. Electronic address: john.salamone@uconn.edu.
authors.forename: John D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Salamone
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychosis Studies, Institute of Psychiatry, King's College London, DeCrespigny Park, London SE5 8AF, UK. Electronic address: ivan.koychev@kcl.ac.uk.
authors.forename: Ivan
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Koychev
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT 06269-1020, USA; Department of Psychobiology, University Jaume I, Castelló, Spain. Electronic address: correa@psb.uji.es.
authors.forename: Mercè
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Correa
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychosis Studies, Institute of Psychiatry, King's College London, DeCrespigny Park, London SE5 8AF, UK. Electronic address: philip.mcguire@kcl.ac.uk.
authors.forename: Philip
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: McGuire
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001921:Brain / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006801:Humans; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000523:psychology*; D009042:Motivation / Q000502:physiology*
keywords: Anticipation; Behavioural activation; Effort-based choice; Motivation