Alpha‐band oscillations and emotion: A review of studies on picture perception
Although alpha‐band activity has long been a focus of psychophysiological research, its
modulation by emotional value during picture perception has only recently been studied …
modulation by emotional value during picture perception has only recently been studied …
The analgesic power of pleasant touch in individuals with chronic pain: Recent findings and new insights
This mini-review covers recent works on the study of pleasant touch in patients with chronic
pain (CP) and its potential use as a treatment. While experiments have demonstrated that …
pain (CP) and its potential use as a treatment. While experiments have demonstrated that …
The two arrows of pain: mechanisms of pain related to meditation and mental states of aversion and identification
Objectives According to the core Buddhist psychology models of the “two arrows of pain”
and “co-dependent origination,” pain is the resultant of bodily and mental factors, which can …
and “co-dependent origination,” pain is the resultant of bodily and mental factors, which can …
Reminders of Mortality: Investigating the Effects of Different Mortality Saliences on Somatosensory Neural Activity
The Terror Management Theory (TMT) offered a great deal of generative hypotheses that
have been tested in a plethora of studies. However, there is a still substantive lack of clarity …
have been tested in a plethora of studies. However, there is a still substantive lack of clarity …
Pain perception during social interactions is modulated by self-related and moral contextual cues
Despite the growing interest on the effect of the social context on pain, whether and how
different facets of interpersonal interactions modulate pain are still unclear. We tested …
different facets of interpersonal interactions modulate pain are still unclear. We tested …
Social cognition in two brothers with Becker muscular dystrophy: an exploratory study revealing divergent behavioral phenotypes
Background and objective Only few studies investigated social cognition in Becker muscular
dystrophy (BMD). However, brain dystrophin deficiency could be a neural substrate for …
dystrophy (BMD). However, brain dystrophin deficiency could be a neural substrate for …
Reminders of mortality alter pain-evoked potentials in a Chinese Sample
Pain is of evolutionary importance to human survival. However, the perception of pain could
be changed when death-related thoughts are accessible. Although the influence of mortality …
be changed when death-related thoughts are accessible. Although the influence of mortality …
Taking the perspective of an embodied avatar modulates the temporal dynamics of vicarious pain and pleasure: a combined Immersive Virtual Reality and EEG study
Observing negative and positive valence virtual stimuli can influence the onlookers'
subjective and brain reactivity. However, information about the complex link between …
subjective and brain reactivity. However, information about the complex link between …
Visual cues of threat elicit greater steady-state electroencephalographic responses than visual reminders of death
Terror management theory (TMT) suggests that reminders of death activate an exclusive
anxiety mechanism different from the one activated by other types of symbolic threats. This …
anxiety mechanism different from the one activated by other types of symbolic threats. This …
The painful awareness of death: Influence of thoughts of death on behavioural and cerebral activity associated with painful nociceptive stimuli
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Terror Management Theory (TMT) attempts to explain how the awareness of mortality affects
people. There has been a large volume of research investigating the changes of human …
people. There has been a large volume of research investigating the changes of human …