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Modern mechanistic theories of motivation exist in psychology and neuroscience

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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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The claim is specific, empirical, and well-supported by multiple retrieved papers that investigate the mechanistic, neurobiological, and computational underpinnings of motivation in psychology and neuroscience.

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A Unified Mechanistic Account of Teleological Functions for Psychology and Neuroscience
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Corey J. Maley, Gualtiero Piccinini. A Unified Mechanistic Account of Teleological Functions for Psychology and Neuroscience. 2018. https://doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780199685509.003.0011

Discusses unified mechanistic accounts of teleological functions and multi-level mechanisms bridging psychology and neuroscience.

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Complementary influences of noradrenaline and dopamine in orchestrating a motivated social behavior.
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Shea SD. Complementary influences of noradrenaline and dopamine in orchestrating a motivated social behavior.. 2026. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.conb.2026.103191

Examines neurobiological mechanisms involving noradrenaline and dopamine in modulating motivated behaviors.

A history of addiction through the six editions of Kandel's <i>Principles of Neural Science</i> and their scientific context.
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Santiago-Martinez P, Hertog OLA, Moncada-Parra A, Morales-Gutierrez I, Egaña-Yin D, Bernacer J. A history of addiction through the six editions of Kandel's <i>Principles of Neural Science</i> and their scientific context.. 2026. https://doi.org/10.3389/fnbeh.2026.1755832

Traces the conceptual shift in neuroscience toward studying motivation, learning, and neural correlates of psychological terms.

Forward and reverse engineering the pain system: from computational neuroscience to neuro-engineering.
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Mahajan P, Seymour B. Forward and reverse engineering the pain system: from computational neuroscience to neuro-engineering.. 2025. https://doi.org/10.1097/j.pain.0000000000003705

Explores computational approaches in neuroscience providing mechanistic explanations for motivational and cognitive processes.

Integrating anxiety and motivation: Prefrontal mechanisms arbitrating the approach-avoidance conflict.
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Benson AA, Gao WJ. Integrating anxiety and motivation: Prefrontal mechanisms arbitrating the approach-avoidance conflict.. 2026. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neubiorev.2026.106762

Outlines how neural circuits and prefrontal mechanisms underlie motivational drives and approach-avoidance conflicts.

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