The reward positivity: From basic research on reward to a biomarker for depression

Feedback indicating monetary loss elicits an apparent negative deflection in the event‐related potential ( ERP ) that has been referred to as the feedback error‐related negativity, medial frontal negativity, feedback‐related negativity, and feedback negativity—all conceptualizations that suggest a negative ERP component that is greater for loss than gain. In the current paper, I review a programmatic line of research indicating that this...