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The nature of evidence appropriate to the study of animal emotion (and cognition) is discussed in this review with reference to Barbara King’s book.
Carolyn Ristau
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Thigmotaxis in a virtual human open field test
Animal models are used to study neurobiological mechanisms in mental disorders. Although there has been significant progress in the understanding of neurobiological underpinnings of threat-related behaviors and anxiety, little progress was made with ...
Daniel Gromer +2 more
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Psychological Effects of Biological Warfare [PDF]
We compare and contrast psychological and behavioral reactions to bioterrorism with responses to the use of traditional and chemical weapons by terrorists. We discuss the characteristics of biological agents that make them potent agents of terror. We suggest strategies for preparation and response to bioterrorism.
A E, Norwood, H C, Holloway, R J, Ursano
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Background Neurocognitive disorders are an important societal challenge and the need for early prevention is increasingly recognized. Meta-analyses show beneficial effects of cognitive activities on cognition. However, high financial costs, low intrinsic
Patrick Fissler +6 more
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Pain-Related and Negative Semantic Priming Enhances Perceived Pain Intensity
BACKGROUND: Negative affective and pain-related cues, such as pictures or words, have been shown to act as primes and enhance the perceived intensity of subsequent painful events.
Maria Richter +7 more
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Evaluation of an eye tracking setup for studying visual attention in face-to-face conversations
Many eye tracking studies use facial stimuli presented on a display to investigate attentional processing of social stimuli. To introduce a more realistic approach that allows interaction between two real people, we evaluated a new eye tracking setup in ...
Antonia Vehlen +4 more
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The encoding of stochastic regularities is facilitated by action-effect predictions
Our brains continuously build and update predictive models of the world, sources of prediction being drawn for example from sensory regularities and/or our own actions.
Betina Korka +2 more
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People are eager to update their beliefs, such as a perceived risk, if they receive information that is better than expected but are reluctant to do so when the evidence is unfavourable.
Mihai Dricu +3 more
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Using electroencephalographic (EEG) and cardiac measures, the study examined relevant mechanisms that may explain individual differences in self-rated emotion perception (i.e., the propensity of perceiving the emotional states of other persons in ...
Ilona Papousek +5 more
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Gambling disorder is a behavioral addiction that negatively impacts personal finances, work, relationships and mental health. In this pre-registered study (https://osf.io/5ptz9/) we investigated the impact of real-life gambling environments on two ...
Ben Wagner, David Mathar, Jan Peters
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