Learning to recognize and respond to potential threats is crucial for survival. Pavlovian
threat conditioning represents a key paradigm for investigating the neurobiological …

The acquisition of fear associative memory requires brain processes of coordinated neural
activity within the amygdala, prefrontal cortex (PFC), hippocampus, thalamus and brainstem …

Emotions are able to impact our ability to control our behaviors. However, it is not clear
whether emotions play a detrimental or an advantageous effect on action control and …

Since the dawn of cognitive neuroscience, emotions have been recognized to impact on
several executive processes, such as action inhibition. However, the complex interplay …

The ability to adaptively follow conspecific eye movements is crucial for establishing shared
attention and survival. Indeed, in humans, interacting with the gaze direction of others …

Fear is characterized by distinct behavioral and physiological responses that are essential
for the survival of the human species. Fear conditioning (FC) serves as a valuable model for …

Efficient inhibitory control is vital. However, environmental cues can influence motor control
especially in an emotional context. One common task to measure inhibitory control is the …

Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) studies have shown that cortico-cortical paired
associative stimulation (ccPAS) can strengthen connectivity between the ventral premotor …

The ability to rapidly process others' emotional signals is crucial for adaptive social
interactions. However, to date it is still unclear how observing emotional facial expressions …

Survival prompts organisms to prepare adaptive behavior in response to environmental and
social threat. However, what are the specific features of the appearance of a conspecific that …