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How do we construct emotions?

How do we construct emotions? In this Chapter of the Routledge Handbook of Embodied Cognition, 2nd ed., Fiorella Del Popolo Cristaldi, Suzanne Oosterwijk, and Lisa Feldman Barrett show how our emotion concepts arise from predictive processes. Within a collection of chapters dedicated to presenting a

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Action video games and neuromodulation of the posterior parietal cortex improve both attention and reading in adults with developmental dyslexia

Bertoni, S., Franceschini, S., Mancarella, M., Puccio, G., Ronconi, L., Marsicano, G., Gori, S., Campana, G., & Facoetti, A. (2024). Action video games and posterior parietal cortex neuromodulation enhance both attention and reading in adults with developmental dyslexia. Cerebral Cortex, 34(4).

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The dark and gloomy brain: grey matter volume alterations in major depressive disorder – fine-grained meta-analyses

Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) affects about 280 million people worldwide and has been recognized as the leading cause of disability among mental disorders. However, research on the brain correlates of MDD lacks definitive consensus regarding the areas affected by reduction (atrophy) or increase

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Efficacy of ICT-based interventions in improving psychological outcomes among older adults with MCI and dementia: a systematic review and meta-analysis

The purpose of this systematic review and meta-analysis was to investigate empirical evidence about the effectiveness of Information and Communication Technology-based interventions (ICTs) on different psychological outcomes in adults aged over 60 years with Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI) or

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How previous experience shapes future affective subjective ratings: A follow-up study investigating implicit learning and cue ambiguity

We all use our prior experiences to predict new events in our daily lives. This ability is especially important when we are called upon to predict (and prepare for) salient and significant stimuli such as emotional stimuli. Of crucial importance in these cases is the ability to use previously

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