Neuro-cognitive processes as mediators of psychological treatment effects

Psychological interventions are first-line treatments of depression. Despite a rich theoretical background, the mediators treatment effects remain only partially understood: it has been difficult to precisely delineate targets psychological engage, and even more differentiate amongst engaged by different interventions. Here, we outline these issues discuss surprisingly understudied approach, namely study cognitive computational tasks measure targets. Such benefit from substantial advances in neuroscience over past two decades, have excellent face validity. We candidate for back-translation conclude with critical evaluation potential problems associated this neuro-cognitive approach.