Motivational neurobehavioral abnormalities under a naturalistic goal-conflict task in patients with premenstrual dysphoric disorder - Takeaways - MDSpire

Motivational neurobehavioral abnormalities under a naturalistic goal-conflict task in patients with premenstrual dysphoric disorder

  • By

  • Yulia Lerner

  • Michael Krasnoshtein

  • Miki Bloch

  • Michal Tevet

  • Maayan Doron

  • Tal Gonen

  • Talma Hendler

  • Oren Tene

  • June 8, 2026

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    The study involved 51 women, including 28 with PMDD and 23 healthy controls, assessing motivation during a goal-conflict task.

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    Participants with PMDD showed fewer approach behaviors under low goal-conflict conditions compared to healthy controls.

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    Greater symptom severity in PMDD was linked to lower approach behavior under high goal-conflict conditions.

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    fMRI results indicated diminished activation in the ventral striatum and ventral tegmental area in PMDD participants during high goal conflict.

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    The findings suggest impaired motivational adaptation in PMDD, potentially linked to dysfunction in mesolimbic reward processing.

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Motivational neurobehavioral abnormalities under a naturalistic goal-conflict task in patients with premenstrual dysphoric disorder

  • by Yulia Lerner, Michael Krasnoshtein, Miki Bloch, Michal Tevet, Maayan Doron, Tal Gonen, Talma Hendler, Oren Tene

  • June 8, 2026

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