Functional magnetic resonance imaging(fMRI)techniques enable us to study brain activity during tasks and at rest.During fMRI,physiological signals that are from the body are typically viewed as a sour
Models of attention emphasize the dynamic interaction between the central and autonomic nervous system and attentional and arousal dysfunction is observed in multiple psychiatric conditions.Pupil diam
Background.Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder(ADHD) has traditionally been considered to be a disorder of executive function,and a wealth of research has examined differences between youth with
The ability to find order in chaos is a unique human achievement.The way the neocortex integrates information over time plays an important role in enabling rich statistical structures embedded in the
Reward anticipation and outcome appraisal are two important aspects of reward decision making.Many factors,such as magnitude,probability and valence of uncertain options as well as framing of decision
Background.Facial expressions and body gestures convey context-dependent affective cues that shape social behavior.Facial expressions of happiness promote approach behavior,resulting in faster respons
Cognitive deficits are observed both in heroin dependence and in pathological gambling(PG)on various tasks.PG,as a non-substance addiction,is free of toxic consequences of drug use.Therefore a direct
The study provides an overview of a Bayesian approach to Structural Equation Modeling(SEM) and illustrates the advantages of the approach over the traditional,frequentist practice.
The original COSA paper by Friedman and Meulman was published more than ten years ago.Its motivation was given by data from the life sciences,where the number of attributes(variables) is often much la