Can you point me in the direction of neuroscience research related to goal setting, goal achievement, failure, procrastination, and fear?

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I am looking to write another book on goal setting and I am interested in latest neuroscience research relating to goal setting, achievement and those beliefs and behaviours that will limit the above. I am familiar with the work of Gollwitzer and Oettingen.

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