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The cognitive-emotional brain: Opportunitvnies and challenges for understanding neuropsychiatric disorders

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  08 June 2015

Alexander J. Shackman ,
Andrew S. Fox  and
David A. Seminowicz
Alexander J. Shackman
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology; Affective & Translational Neuroscience Laboratory; Neuroscience & Cognitive Science Program; Maryland Neuroimaging Center; University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742. shackman@umd.edu http://shackmanlab.org
Andrew S. Fox
Affiliation:
Departments of Psychology and Psychiatry; HealthEmotions Research Institute; Wisconsin Psychiatric Institute & Clinics; University of Wisconsin–Madison; Madison, WI 53719. asfox@wisc.edu http://brainimaging.waisman.wisc.edu/~fox/
David A. Seminowicz
Affiliation:
Department of Neural and Pain Sciences; School of Dentistry; University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD 21201. dseminowicz@umaryland.edu https://www.dental.umaryland.edu/neuralpain/clinical-and-translational-research/dr-seminowicz/
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Abstract

Many of the most common neuropsychiatric disorders are marked by prominent disturbances of cognition and emotion. Characterizing the complex neural circuitry underlying the interplay of cognition and emotion is critically important, not just for clarifying the nature of the mind, but also for discovering the root causes of a broad spectrum of debilitating neuropsychiatric disorders, including anxiety, schizophrenia, and chronic pain.

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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 38 , 2015 , e86
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