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·October 25, 2024·6 min read

Depression Alters Brain Circuits, Heightening Negative Perception

Scientists have identified how depression alters the brain’s response to positive and negative stimuli, particularly in the amygdala, a key emotional processing center. The study found that depression reduces neural activity linked to positive perceptions while increasing it for negative perceptions.

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·April 17, 2024·4 min read

New Study Unravels Emotional Processing in Depression

Researchers shed light on how individuals with treatment-resistant depression (TRD) process emotions differently due to abnormalities in the amygdala and prefrontal cortex. By using stereotactic electroencephalography (sEEG), researchers were able to observe how these brain regions react to positive and negative stimuli, revealing a significant imbalance in emotional processing.

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·February 15, 2024·5 min read

Emotional Processing Influenced by Culture and Language

Recent research reveals that recognizing emotions through body language is not purely instinctual but culturally learned. Scientists in the US discovered that emotion category words like 'disgust' influence how individuals from different cultures interpret facial expressions, highlighting the role of cultural upbringing.

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·June 10, 2023·5 min read

Mapping Emotion Recognition in Children

Researchers discovered children's ability to process emotional cues is largely established by the time they start school. Analyzing brain scans from children aged five to 15, the study revealed that such brain activity becomes increasingly similar to their peers' as they reach adolescence. The research emphasizes the importance of early intervention to address issues related to understanding emotional cues.

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·November 3, 2022·4 min read

Study Sheds New Light on Brain Activity Related to Dissociative Symptoms

Dissociation often occurs following trauma, and affects more women than men. A new study found different dissociative symptoms are uniquely associated with connections in areas of brain networks linked to cognition and emotional processing.

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·October 5, 2022·2 min read

Petting Dogs Engages the Social Brain, According to Neuroimaging

Interacting with dogs leads to greater activation in the prefrontal cortex, an area of the brain associated with emotional and social processing.

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·August 24, 2022·3 min read

How the Sounds We Hear Help Us Predict How Things Feel

Sensory systems in the brain are closely interconnected, with regions that respond to touch also involved when we listen to specific sounds connected to touching certain objects.

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·June 25, 2022·3 min read

Theta Waves: A Marker of Emotional Regulation

Emotional regulation was linked to theta wave activity in the frontal cortex of the brain.

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·May 17, 2022·4 min read

Stimulating Brain Circuits Promotes Neuron Growth in Adulthood, Improving Cognition and Mood

Researchers used optogenetics techniques to stimulate specific brain areas to increase neurogenesis and the production of neural stem cells to improve memory, cognition, and emotional processing in animal models.

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·May 13, 2022·4 min read

How Sleep Helps to Process Emotions

Study sheds light on how the brain processes emotions during dream sleep by consolidating positive emotions while dampening the consolidation of negative emotions. The findings could pave the way for new treatments for PTSD and other disorders associated with negative emotional processing.

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·May 3, 2022·3 min read

Acute Sleep Loss May Alter the Way We See Others

Sleep deprivation results in a reduced ability to correctly read the emotional facial expressions of others, a new study reports.

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·February 8, 2022·4 min read

Alcohol Use Linked to Lower Connectivity in Brain Areas That Process Emotions

Heavy drinkers and those at risk of alcohol use disorder show reduced communication between brain areas associated with social and emotional processing.