Social anxiety disorder (SAD) is characterized by a fear of negative evaluation, negative self-
belief and extreme avoidance of social situations. These recurrent symptoms are thought to …

The current review evaluates the potential of cannabidiol (CBD) as a promising
pharmacotherapy for social anxiety disorder (SAD). Although a number of evidence-based …

Vision is the primary sense humans use to evaluate and respond to threats. Understanding
the biological underpinnings of the human threat response has been hindered by lack of …

Background Somatic depression (SD) is different from non-somatic depression (NSD), and
insular subregions have been associated with somatic symptoms. However, the pattern of …

Neuropathic pain (NP) is a sensory, emotional, and persistent disturbing experience caused
by a lesion or disease of the somatosensory system which can lead when chronic to …

The ability to accurately infer one's place with respect to others is crucial for social
interactions. Individuals tend to evaluate their own actions and outcomes by comparing …

Background Peer influences figure prominently in young adult binge drinking. Women have
trended to show a level of alcohol use on par with men during the last decades. It would be …

This article provides an interoceptive active inference (IAI) account of social anxiety disorder
(SAD). Through a neurocognitive framework, we argue that the cognitive and behavioural …

Previous studies have identified the brain correlates of social pain processing during
ostracism. However, the affective response to ostracism may vary according to individual …

In responding to the calls for revisiting the role that hippocampus (HIP) plays in semantic
memory retrieval, this study used functional neuroimaging-based connectivity technique to …