The dorsomedial prefrontal cortex/dorsal anterior cingulate cortex (dmPFC/dACC) is a brain
area subject to many theories and debates over its function (s). Even its precise anatomical …

Research into the neurobiological and psychosocial mechanisms involved in fibromyalgia
has progressed remarkably in recent years. Despite this, current accounts of fibromyalgia fail …

The brain contains both generalized and stimulus-type-specific representations of aversive
events, but models of how these are integrated and related to subjective experience are …

Opioid receptors are G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) that modulate brain function at
all levels of neural integration, including autonomic, sensory, emotional and cognitive …

The dorsal anterior cingulate cortex (dACC) is a critical brain area for pain and autonomic
processing, making it a promising noninvasive therapeutic target. We leverage the high …

Personality is associated with variation in all kinds of mental faculties, including affective,
social, executive, and memory functioning. The intrinsic dynamics of neural networks …

The locus coeruleus (LC) provides the primary noradrenergic inputs to the cerebral cortex.
Despite numerous animal studies documenting the functions of the LC, research in humans …

BackgroundThe neural mechanisms of anorexia nervosa (AN), a severe and chronic
psychiatric illness, are still poorly understood. Altered body state processing, or …

Complex regional pain syndrome type I (CRPS-I) highly affects patients' ability to perform
daily life activities. Pain-related fear might be a key target to reduce disability in chronic pain …

Abstract 'Interoceptive awareness', defined as the individual's awareness of internal body
signals, modulates self/other distinction under conditions of multisensory integration. We …