Conveners
Emotions and motivation 1
- Alice Chirico (Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore di Milano)
Introduction: The hypothalamus is central to neuroendocrine, emotional, and behavioral regulation. While its role in stress and aggression—e.g., HPA axis—is established, its structural involvement in childhood conduct problems remains underexplored. This study examined whether hypothalamic subregions show volumetric differences in adults with a history of such problems and whether these...
Introduction and aim
Color research has mainly used self-report ratings to assess color pleasantness. Since a few studies have also identified different electrocortical responses to various colors (Khadir et al., 2023; Roy et al., 2021), in this study we aimed to clarify the relationship between subjective pleasantness ratings and the corresponding electrocortical activity for single colors...
Although various studies have investigated the factors contributing to a successful donation appeal, most have only focused on the characteristics of the donation recipient. For instance, emotional expressions and identifiable victims can increase generosity. The role of background in shaping donation decisions remains instead mostly underexplored. Understanding how visual context influences...
Recent evidence in sleep disorders shows that REM sleep fragmentation (frequent cortical arousals and sleep stage transitions disrupting REM sleep continuity) interferes with overnight amygdala adaptation to emotional events, possibly explaining the excessive emotional reactivity reported in these patients. However, sleep in clinical populations features multiple sleep alterations besides REM...
Elevati tratti psicopatici sono associati a pattern disfunzionali di regolazione emotiva, compromissione empatica e deficit nel riconoscimento delle emozioni, riconducibili all’alessitimia. Evidenze recenti indicano che individui con marcati tratti psicopatici conservano intatta la capacità di assunzione di prospettiva (Perspective Taking, PT), componente cognitiva dell’empatia. Al contempo,...
Gli utenti dei Social Network Sites (SNS) sono costantemente esposti a contenuti che enfatizzano la prospettiva delle ‘Good vibes only’ e partecipano attivamente a interazioni che promuovono un modello ideale di esistenza umana. Tale visione poggia sulla più generale Teoria della Psicologia Positiva, privando l’esperienza individuale di ogni forma di imperfezione, fragilità o emotività...
Background. Reward processing plays a central role in mental health and psychopathology. The Sign-Tracker/Goal-Tracker (ST/GT) framework, adapted from animal research, captures individual differences in how motivational salience is assigned either to reward-predictive cues (ST) or to the rewards themselves (GT). Here, we examined whether these profiles in humans are sensitive to changes in...
La condivisione emotiva in psicoterapia, e più in generale nelle relazioni d’aiuto, risulta fondamentale nella costruzione di un legame positivo, cooperativo ed efficace. Tale connessione potrebbe riflettersi nella sincronizzazione tra i membri della diade, rilevabile attraverso pattern misurabili di allineamento nelle risposte fisiologiche durante l’interazione. Il presente studio coinvolge...
Mixed affect is characterized by the simultaneous existence of two emotional states, often of opposite valence. To illustrate, remembering a lost love may elicit feelings of warmth and sadness, promoting a sense of bittersweetness. However, the nature of mixed affect remains theoretically debated, with some theories proposing true simultaneous coactivation, and others suggesting rapid...
