Affective motivational direction drives asymmetric frontal hemisphere activation

BD Poole, PA Gable - Experimental brain research, 2014 - Springer
Decades of research have shown that the left-and right-frontal cortical regions are
asymmetrically involved in affective processing. Specifically, this past work has …

Longitudinal evidence that Event Related Potential measures of self-regulation do not predict everyday goal pursuit

B Saunders, M Milyavskaya, M Inzlicht - Nature Communications, 2022 - nature.com
Self-regulation has been studied across levels of analysis; however, little attention has been
paid to the extent to which self-report, neural, and behavioral indices predict goal pursuit in …

Competition in the brain. The contribution of EEG and fNIRS modulation and personality effects in social ranking

M Balconi, ME Vanutelli - Frontiers in psychology, 2016 - frontiersin.org
In the present study, the social ranking perception in competition was explored. Brain
response (alpha band oscillations, EEG; hemodynamic activity, O2Hb), as well as self …

Influence of trait behavioral inhibition and behavioral approach motivation systems on the LPP and frontal asymmetry to anger pictures

PA Gable, BD Poole - Social Cognitive and Affective …, 2014 - academic.oup.com
Behavioral approach and avoidance are fundamental to the experience of emotion and
motivation, but the motivational system associated with anger is not well established. Some …

[HTML][HTML] Empathy in negative and positive interpersonal interactions. What is the relationship between central (EEG, fNIRS) and peripheral (autonomic) …

M Balconi, MEME Vanutelli - Advances in cognitive psychology, 2017 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Emotional empathy is crucial to understand how we respond to interpersonal positive or
negative situations. In the present research, we aim at identifying the neural networks and …

The use of hyperscanning to investigate the role of social, affective, and informative gestures in non-verbal communication. Electrophysiological (EEG) and inter-brain …

M Balconi, G Fronda - Brain sciences, 2020 - mdpi.com
Communication can be considered as a joint action that involves two or more individuals
transmitting different information. In particular, non-verbal communication involves body …

Affective computing and the impact of gender and age

S Rukavina, S Gruss, H Hoffmann, JW Tan, S Walter… - PloS one, 2016 - journals.plos.org
Affective computing aims at the detection of users' mental states, in particular, emotions and
dispositions during human-computer interactions. Detection can be achieved by measuring …

Reward sensitivity, decisional bias, and metacognitive deficits in cocaine drug addiction

M Balconi, R Finocchiaro… - Journal of addiction …, 2014 - journals.lww.com
Objectives: The present research explored the effect of reward sensitivity bias and
metacognitive deficits on substance use disorder (SUD) in the decision-making process …

Individual differences in affective touch: Behavioral inhibition and gender define how an interpersonal touch is perceived

VJ Harjunen, M Spapé, I Ahmed, G Jacucci… - Personality and …, 2017 - Elsevier
Receiving a tender caress from a caregiver or spouse reduces stress and promotes
emotional well-being, but receiving the same caress from a stranger makes us feel …

Reward-system effect (BAS rating), left hemispheric “unbalance”(alpha band oscillations) and decisional impairments in drug addiction

M Balconi, R Finocchiaro, Y Canavesio - Addictive Behaviors, 2014 - Elsevier
The current research explored the impact of cortical frontal asymmetry (left-lateralization
effect) and Behavioral Activation System (BAS) on Substance Use Disorder (SUD) in …