Distinguishing potentially harmful or beneficial stimuli is necessary for the self-preservation
and well-being of all organisms. This assessment requires the ongoing valuation of …

Background Identification of potentially harmful stimuli is necessary for the well-being and
self-preservation of all organisms. However, the neural substrates involved in the processing …

Throughout human evolution, infectious diseases have been a primary cause of death.
Detection of subtle cues indicating sickness and avoidance of sick conspecifics would …

Do dopaminergic reward structures represent the expected utility of information similarly to a
reward? Optimal experimental design models from Bayesian decision theory and statistics …

The aim of this study was to identify brain regions involved in motor imagery and differentiate
two alternative strategies in its implementation: imagining a motor act using kinesthetic or …

The investigation of impulsivity as a core marker of several major neuropsychiatric disorders
has been greatly influenced by the therapeutic efficacy of drugs that block the reuptake of …

Stuttering affects nearly 1% of the population worldwide and often has life-altering negative
consequences, including poorer mental health and emotional well-being, and reduced …

The flexible implementation of active and passive strategies to avoid danger is critical to
survival. Conversely, the inappropriate allocation of these behaviors may underlie …

Auditory-motor and visual-motor networks are often coupled in daily activities, such as when
listening to music and dancing; but these networks are known to be highly malleable as a …

A cerebral upregulation of the translocator protein (TSPO), a biomarker of glial activation,
has been reported in fibromyalgia subjects (FMS). The TSPO binding affinity is genetically …