The prefrontal cortex (PFC) plays a critical role in the generation and regulation of emotion.
However, we lack an integrative framework for understanding how different emotion-related …

Objective Twenty-five years ago, this journal published two articles reporting the
development and initial validation of the 20-Item Toronto Alexithymia Scale (TAS-20). Since …

The positive-negative axis of emotional valence has long been recognized as fundamental
to adaptive behavior, but its origin and underlying function have largely eluded formal …

Abstract The Emotion Regulation Questionnaire (ERQ) is a 10-item self-report measure of 2
emotion regulation strategies, cognitive reappraisal and expressive suppression. It is a …

The neurovisceral integration (NVI) model was originally proposed to account for observed
relationships between peripheral physiology, cognitive performance, and emotional/physical …

Background Alexithymia is a key transdiagnostic risk factor for emotion-based
psychopathologies. Conceptual models specify that this is because alexithymia impairs …

Alexithymia is an important mental health construct, but there is continuing debate regarding
its definition and measurement. We attempt to resolve this definitional uncertainty in two …

Emotional awareness is the ability to conceptualize and describe one's own emotions and
those of others. Over thirty years ago, a cognitive-developmental theory of emotional …

Research in clinical neuroscience is founded on the idea that a better understanding of
brain (dys) function will improve our ability to diagnose and treat neurological and …

Emotional eating, generally defined as (over)-eating in response to negative emotions, has
been associated with poor physical and psychological outcomes. During a time of …