Neuropsychological research provides a useful framework to study emotional problems, such as depression, and their correlates. This paper reviews several prominent neuropsychological theories. Functional neuroanatomical systems of emotion and depression are reviewed, including those that describe cerebral asymmetries in emotional processing. Following the review, a model that is composed of three neuroanatomical divisions (left frontal, right frontal, and right posterior) and corresponding neuropsychological emotional sequelae within each quadrant is presented. It is proposed that dysfunction in any of these quadrants could lead to symptomatology consistent with a diagnosis of depression. The proposed model combines theories of arousal, lateralization, and functional cerebral space and lends itself to scientific methods of investigation. Accordingly, research, prevention, and treatment programs in accordance with the proposed model may promote an improved understanding of the neuropsychological mechanisms involved in depression.

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抑郁症的神经心理学：文献综述和初步模型。

神经心理学研究提供了一个有用的框架来研究情绪问题，例如抑郁症及其相关性。本文回顾了几种著名的神经心理学理论。审查了情绪和抑郁的功能性神经解剖系统，包括描述情绪处理中脑不对称的系统。审查后，提出了一个模型，该模型由三个象限（左额叶，右额叶和右后部）三个神经解剖区域和相应的神经心理情感后遗症组成。有人提出，这些象限中任何一个的功能障碍都可能导致症状与抑郁症的诊断相一致。提出的模型结合了唤醒，侧向化和功能性大脑空间的理论，并使其适用于科学的研究方法。