The intimate connection between the brain and the heart was enunciated by Claude
Bernard over 150 years ago. In our neurovisceral integration model we have tried to build on …

Negative emotional stimuli activate a broad network of brain regions, including the medial
prefrontal (mPFC) and anterior cingulate (ACC) cortices. An early influential view …

Researchers have wondered how the brain creates emotions since the early days of
psychological science. With a surge of studies in affective neuroscience in recent decades …

Cluster-extent based thresholding is currently the most popular method for multiple
comparisons correction of statistical maps in neuroimaging studies, due to its high sensitivity …

Placebo effects are beneficial effects that are attributable to the brain–mind responses to the
context in which a treatment is delivered rather than to the specific actions of the drug. They …

Experiences of social rejection, exclusion or loss are generally considered to be some of the
most'painful'experiences that we endure. Indeed, many of us go to great lengths to avoid …

Classical Pavlovian fear conditioning remains the most widely employed experimental
model of fear and anxiety, and continues to inform contemporary pathophysiological …

The ventromedial prefrontal cortex (vmPFC) comprises a set of interconnected regions that
integrate information from affective sensory and social cues, long-term memory, and …

Contemplative practices, such as meditation and yoga, are increasingly popular among the
general public and as topics of research. Beneficial effects associated with these practices …

The role of peripheral physiology in the experience of emotion has been debated since the
19th century following the seminal proposal by William James that somatic responses to …