First-line treatments for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) encompass a wide range of
pharmacotherapies and psychotherapies. However, many patients fail to respond to such …

Metacognition encompasses the capability to monitor and control one's cognitive processes,
with metamemory and metadecision configuring among the most studied higher order …

Delay discounting (DD) is a quantifiable psychological phenomenon that regulates decision-
making. Nevertheless, the neural substrates of DD and its relationship with other cognitive …

Unpredictable chronic mild stress (CMS) is among the most popular protocols used to
induce depressive-like behaviors such as anhedonia in rats. Differences in CMS protocols …

Background The genesis of anorexia nervosa (AN), a severe eating disorder with a
pervasive effect on many brain functions such as attention, emotions, reward processing …

Neural plasticity is defined as a reshape of communication paths among neurons,
expressed through changes in the number and weights of synaptic contacts. During this …

Tourette Syndrome (TS) is a high-incidence multifactorial neuropsychiatric disorder
characterized by motor and vocal tics co-occurring with several diverse comorbidities …

Major depressive disorder (MDD) is a debilitating mental illness, and it is considered to be
one of the leading causes of disability globally. The etiology of MDD is multifactorial …

Introduction The present study aimed to explore the concerns felt by Italian transgender and
bisexual+ individuals following the block of the Zan Bill by the Senate, a law against hate …

ABSTRACT A PTSD subtype with dissociative symptoms (D-PTSD) was included in the DSM-
5 recognizing the existence of a more severe form of PTSD, associated to past trauma, high …