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Prior exposure to a sensorimotor game in virtual reality does not enhance stress reactivity toward the OpenTSST VR

Stress
Compared to the in-person Trier Social Stress Test (TSST), virtual reality (VR) variants reduce resource-intensity and improve standardization but induce stress with smaller effect sizes.
Lena Sophie Pfeifer, Carina Zoellner, Oliver T. Wolf, Gregor Domes, Christian J. Merz   +4 more
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Illuminating the prefrontal neural correlates of action sequence disassembling in response–response binding

Scientific Reports, 2021
Execution of two independent actions in quick succession results in transient binding of these two actions. Subsequent repetition of any of these actions automatically retrieves the other.
Christoph F. Geissler, Christian Frings, Birte Moeller   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Electrophysiological, emotional and behavioural responses of female targets of sexual objectification

Scientific Reports, 2023
Sexual objectification and the interiorized objectifying gaze (self-objectification) are dangerous phenomena for women’s psychological wellness. However, their specific effects on women’s socio-affective reactions are still poorly understood, and their ...
Bianca Monachesi, Alice Deruti, Alessandro Grecucci, Jeroen Vaes   +3 more
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The effects of rumination and reappraisal on repeated exposure to stress

Comprehensive Psychoneuroendocrinology
Adequate recovery and habituation to acute stressors in daily life are essential for mental health. One potential moderator might be the use of different emotion regulation (ER) strategies contributing to interindividual differences in vulnerability to ...
Katja Langer, Oliver T. Wolf, Valerie L. Jentsch   +2 more
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Bridging the Loneliness Gap: Depression, Connectivity, and Isolation in Pediatric Oncology Patients and Their Peers

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Loneliness is associated with adverse physical and mental health outcomes and remains understudied in children and adolescents undergoing cancer therapy. Pediatric oncology patients may be at increased risk due to medical isolation and disruption of social networks.
Charlotte N. Stahlfeld, Scott H. Maurer, Michelle D. Watkinson, John Nury, Elise Barberis, Molly C. Mack   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Effectiveness of a stand-alone, smartphone-based virtual reality exposure app to reduce fear of heights in real-life: a randomized trial

npj Digital Medicine, 2021
Smartphone-based virtual reality (VR) applications (apps) might help to counter low utilization rates of available treatments for fear of heights.
Dorothée Bentz, Nan Wang, Merle K. Ibach, Nathalie S. Schicktanz, Anja Zimmer, Andreas Papassotiropoulos, Dominique J. F. de Quervain   +6 more
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A Metacontrol Perspective on Neurocognitive Atypicality: From Unipolar to Bipolar Accounts

Frontiers in Psychiatry, 2022
Standard clinical and psychiatric thinking follows a unipolar logic that is centered at “normal” conditions characterized by optimal performance in everyday life, with more atypical conditions being defined by the (degree of) absence of “normality.” A ...
Lorenza S. Colzato, Lorenza S. Colzato, Christian Beste, Christian Beste, Wenxin Zhang, Bernhard Hommel, Bernhard Hommel   +6 more
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Impact of Radiation Therapy on Physical and Psychosocial Health of Adolescents and Young Adults: A Joint Report From the Children's Oncology Group AYA and Radiation Oncology Committees

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Rates of cancer among adolescents and young adults (AYA), age 15–39 years, are increasing. Consequently, radiation oncologists are treating more AYAs who have diagnoses spanning both pediatric and adult practices. Compared to pediatric and older adult patients, AYAs face a unique set of challenges.
Hesham Elhalawani, Rachel K. Peterson, Avani D. Rao, Laurie J. McKenzie, Ahmed Magdy Elmotayam, Leslie Chang, Michael Roth, Susan L. McGovern   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Social Functioning Within the First Years After Pediatric Brain Tumor Diagnosis and the Relationship With Family Psychosocial Risk

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Survivors of pediatric brain tumors (PBTs) can experience long‐term social difficulties, impacting quality of life. Beyond medical and environmental factors, family psychosocial risk may play a role in social outcomes by shaping the caregiving environment and may provide intervention options.
Renske H. Houben, Marisa H. Huisman, Martha A. Grootenhuis, Femke K. Aarsen, Marita Partanen   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

The encoding of stochastic regularities is facilitated by action-effect predictions

Scientific Reports, 2021
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, Erich Schröger, Andreas Widmann   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source