Executive functions, or cognitive control, are higher-order cognitive functions needed for
adaptive goal-directed behaviours and are significantly impaired in majority of …

Prolonged disorders of consciousness (DoC) are characterized by extended disruptions of
brain activities that sustain wakefulness and awareness and are caused by various …

Background The serotonin hypothesis of depression proposes that diminished serotonergic
(5-HT) neurotransmission is causal in the pathophysiology of the disorder. Although the …

Advances in our knowledge about the neuropsychological mechanisms underlying core
deficits in autism spectrum disorder (ASD) have produced several novel treatment …

Abstract Theory of mind (ToM) is the ability to attribute subjective mental states to oneself
and others and is significantly impaired in autism spectrum disorder (ASD). A frontal …

Background Individuals with major depressive disorder (MDD) have deficits in emotion
regulation, which plays a putative role in psychopathology. The ventromedial prefrontal …

Background The ventromedial prefrontal cortex (vmPFC) and dorsolateral prefrontal cortex
(dlPFC) are the neural underpinnings of reward processing, which is impaired in individuals …

Background and purpose of the study: Individuals with general anxiety disorder (GAD) have
deficits in emotional and cognitive processing, including cognitive bias, which plays a causal …

This study was conducted to examine whether there are quantitative or qualitative
differences in the connectome between psychiatric patients and healthy controls and to …

Self and emotions are key motivational factors of a person strivings for health and well-
being. Understanding neural mechanisms supporting the relationship between these factors …