Compulsivity is associated with alterations in the structure and the function of parallel and
interacting brain circuits involved in emotional processing (involving both the reward and the …

Background Patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) experience aversive
emotions in response to obsessions, motivating avoidance and compulsive behaviors …

Background The amygdala is a key structure in serotonergic emotion-processing circuits. In
healthy volunteers, acute administration of the serotonin 1A/2A/2C receptor agonist …

Objective: Despite significant advances in neuroscience and treatment development, no
widely accepted biomarkers are available to inform diagnostics or identify preferred …

Impaired emotion regulation contributes to the development and severity of substance use
disorders (substance disorders). This review summarizes the literature on alterations in …

In this narrative, comprehensive, and updated review of the literature, we summarize
evidence about the effectiveness of interventions aimed at reducing emotion dysregulation …

Cognitive dysfunction is of clinical significance and exerts longstanding implication on
patients׳ function. Pharmacological and non-pharmacological treatments of cognitive …

Stimulation of serotonergic neurotransmission by psilocybin has been shown to shift
emotional biases away from negative towards positive stimuli. We have recently shown that …

Psychosocial stress has a profound impact on well-being and health. The response to stress
is associated mainly with the amygdala, a crucial structure of the fear-defense system …

The goal of this article is to articulate a cognitive neuroscience model of aggression
motivation. Specifically, the motivation of both instrumental and reactive aggression will be …