Increasing evidence suggests that mental health and physical health are linked by neural
systems that jointly regulate somatic physiology and high-level cognition. Key systems …

The specific neural systems underlying the subjective feeling of fear are debated in affective
neuroscience. Here, we combine functional MRI with machine learning to identify and …

Placebo and nocebo effects are salubrious benefits and negative outcomes attributable to
non-specific symbolic components. Leveraging advanced experimental and analytical …

Social anxiety disorder (SAD) is characterized by an excessive fear of social evaluation and
a persistently negative view of the self. Here we test the hypothesis that negative biases in …

Experimental and clinical evidence from the past decades indicates that patients'
expectations about treatment benefits are crucial modulators of health and treatment …

Pain empathy can be evoked by multiple cues, particularly observation of acute pain
inflictions or facial expressions of pain. Previous studies suggest that these cues commonly …

Drug treatments for pain often do not outperform placebo, and a better understanding of
placebo mechanisms is needed to improve treatment development and clinical practice. In a …

There is a growing body of research focused on develo** and evaluating behavioral
training paradigms meant to induce enhancements in cognitive function. It has recently been …

Identifying biomarkers that predict mental states with large effect sizes and high test-retest
reliability is a growing priority for fMRI research. We examined a well-established …

Pain is driven by sensation and emotion, and in turn, it motivates decisions and actions. To
fully appreciate the multidimensional nature of pain, we formulate the study of pain within a …