Modern mechanistic theories of motivation exist in psychology and neuroscience
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SUPPORTED
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Modern psychology and neuroscience extensively feature mechanistic theories of motivation, supported by neurobiological and computational research detailing how neural circuits drive goal-directed behavior.
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A Unified Mechanistic Account of Teleological Functions for Psychology and Neuroscience
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Discusses unified mechanistic accounts of teleological functions and multi-level mechanisms bridging psychology and neuroscience.
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