Relief fits the definition of a reward. Unlike other reward types the pleasantness of relief depends on the violation of a negative expectation. yet this has not been investigated using neuroimaging approaches. We hypothesized that the degree of negative expectation depends on state (dread) and trait (pessimism) sensitivity. https://www.roneverhart.com/AMS-Neve-1073SPX-Single-Preamp-and-EQ-p33827/