The cerebellum has a long history in terms of research on its network structures and motor
functions, yet our understanding of them has further advanced in recent years owing to …

Physical exercise, even stress-free very-light-intensity exercise such as yoga and very slow
running, can have beneficial effects on executive function, possibly by potentiating prefrontal …

Objectives The aim of this study was to systematically review the literature investigating the
acute effects of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) on executive functions (EFs) …

Apathy is a disabling syndrome associated with poor functional outcomes that is common
across a broad range of neurological and psychiatric conditions. Currently, there are no …

Anxiety disorders are the most common class of mental illness in the US, affecting 40 million
individuals annually. Anxiety is an adaptive response to a stressful or unpredictable life …

The brain stem noradrenergic nucleus locus coeruleus (LC) is involved in various costly
processes: arousal, stress, and attention. Recent work has pointed toward an implication in …

Social interactions are essential when learning to communicate. In human speech and bird
song, infants must acquire accurate vocalization patterns and learn to associate them with …

The noradrenergic locus coeruleus (LC) mediates key aspects of arousal, memory, and
cognition in structured tasks, but its contribution to naturalistic behavior remains unclear. LC …

Arousal state affects neural activity and vascular dynamics in the cortex, with sleep
associated with large changes in the local field potential and increases in cortical blood flow …

Psychological flow is a state of full task immersion. The present study was conducted to test
the hypothesis that psychological flow is positively related to activity of the phasic locus …