People radically differ in how they cope with uncertainty. Clinical researchers describe a
dispositional characteristic known as “intolerance of uncertainty”, a tendency to find …

Norms permeate human life. Most of people's activities can be characterized by rules about
what is appropriate, allowed, required, or forbidden—rules that are crucial in making people …

Paranoia is the belief that others intend you harm. It is related to conspiracy theories,
wherein those others represent an organized faction, coordinating the harm against self and …

Theoretical accounts suggest heightened uncertainty about the state of the world underpin
aberrant belief updates, which in turn increase the risk of developing a persecutory delusion …

Extensive research has shed light on the cellular and functional underpinnings of higher
cognition as influenced by the prefrontal cortex. Neurotransmitters act as key regulatory …

A body of research implicates dopamine in the average speed of simple movements.
However, naturalistic movements span a range of different shaped trajectories and rarely …

Fluctuations in self-esteem resulting from social acceptance and rejection could guide social
behaviour by putting us in a state that is more or less open to social experiences. However, it …

The study of social learning examines how individuals learn from others by means of
observation, imitation, or compliance with advice. However, it still remains largely unknown …

Difficulties in reasoning about others' mental states (ie, mentalising/Theory of Mind) are
highly prevalent among disorders featuring dopamine dysfunctions (eg, Parkinson's …

Background Understanding the trust-building process, especially in contexts requiring the
integration of multiple trustworthiness cues, is a fundamental aspect of social interactions …