Revenge during intergroup conflict is a human universal, but its neurobiological
underpinnings remain unclear. We address this by integrating functional MRI and …

Attention and salience processing have been linked to the intrinsic between-and within-
network dynamics of large-scale networks engaged in internal (default network [DN]) and …

Rationale Oxytocin has been found to play an important role in human social cognition and
social interaction. Over the last two decades, surge studies have been conducted to …

Mortality salience (MS) influences cognition and behavior. However, its effect on emotion
(especially moral emotions) and the underlying neural correlates are unclear. We …

The neuropeptide oxytocin plays an essential role in regulating social behavior and has
been implicated in a variety of human cognitive processes in the social domain, including …

Background Interoception represents perception of the internal bodily state, which is closely
associated with social/emotional processing and physical health in humans. Understanding …

Despite our constant need to flexibly balance internal and external information, research on
cognitive flexibility has focused solely on shifts between externally oriented tasks. In …

Clinical theories of adaptation in bereavement highlight a need for flexible shifting between
mental states. However, prolonged motivational salience of the deceased partner may be a …

Self–other distinction is crucial for human interaction. Although with conflicting results,
studies have found that oxytocin (OT) sharpens the self–other perceptual boundary …

Despite our constant need to flexibly balance internal and external information, research on
cognitive flexibility has focused solely on shifts between externally oriented tasks. In …