Although there have been tremendous advances in the understanding of human
dysfunctions in the brain circuitry for self-reflection, emotion, and cognitive control, a brain …

Successful gamified systems engage players by eliciting their positive and negative
emotions. However, prior literature provides little guidance on how to create emotional …

Research indicates that core dimensions of psychological well-being can be cultivated
through intentional mental training. Despite growing research in this area and an increasing …

Due to their ability to capture attention, emotional stimuli tend to benefit from enhanced
perceptual processing, which can be helpful when such stimuli are task-relevant but …

Models of attention often distinguish among attention subtypes, with classic models
separating orienting, switching, and sustaining functions. Compared with other forms of …

A great deal of research aims to identify risk factors related to individual vulnerability to
develop stress-induced psychopathologies. Here, we summarize evidence that point at …

Background Generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) is characterized by the core symptom of
uncontrollable worry. Functional magnetic resonance imaging studies link this symptom to …

Background Serious and debilitating symptoms of anxiety are the most common mental
health problem worldwide, accounting for around 5% of all adult years lived with disability in …

Cognitive psychology and cognitive neuroscience have recently developed a keen interest
in the phenomenon of mind-wandering. People mind-wander frequently, and mind …

Attentional control theory (ACT) was proposed to account for trait anxiety's effects on
cognitive performance. According to ACT, impaired processing efficiency in high anxiety is …