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The impact of threat of shock-induced anxiety on alerting, orienting, and executive function in women: an ERP study
Cogn Affect Behav Neurosci. 2023 Oct 18. doi: 10.3758/s13415-023-01133-0. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTThe present study used a combination of the Threat-of-Shock paradigm and the Attention Network Test (ANT) to investigate how induced anxiety affects alerting, orienting, and executive control and whether individual differences in threat sensitivity moderate these effects. Forty-two female subjects completed the ANT task in alternation under shock-threat and no-shock ("safe") conditions while event-related potentials (ERPs) were recorded. The results showed that anxiety induced by the threat of shock had a significant imp...
Source: Cognitive, Affective and Behavioral Neuroscience - October 18, 2023 Category: Neuroscience Authors: Junjie Huang Huimin Wu Xinyan Sun Senqing Qi Source Type: research

Depth recordings of the mouse homologue of the Reward Positivity
Cogn Affect Behav Neurosci. 2023 Oct 18. doi: 10.3758/s13415-023-01134-z. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTWe recently advanced a rodent homologue for the reward-specific, event-related potential component observed in humans known as the Reward Positivity. We sought to determine the cortical source of this signal in mice to further test the nature of this homology. While similar reward-related cortical signals have been identified in rats, these recordings were all performed in cingulate gyrus. Given the value-dependent nature of this event, we hypothesized that more ventral prelimbic and infralimbic areas also contribute imp...
Source: Cognitive, Affective and Behavioral Neuroscience - October 18, 2023 Category: Neuroscience Authors: Penelope Kehrer Jonathan L Brigman James F Cavanagh Source Type: research

Dissociable neural after-effects of cognitive and physical effort expenditure during reward evaluation
Cogn Affect Behav Neurosci. 2023 Oct 11. doi: 10.3758/s13415-023-01131-2. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTThe reward after-effect of effort expenditure refers to the phenomenon that previous effort investment changes the subjective value of rewards when obtained. However, the neural mechanisms underlying the after-effects of effort exertion are still not fully understood. We investigated the modulation of reward after-effects by effort type (cognitive vs. physical) through the lens of neural dynamics. Thirty-two participants performed a physically or cognitively demanding task during an effort phase and then played a simple ...
Source: Cognitive, Affective and Behavioral Neuroscience - October 11, 2023 Category: Neuroscience Authors: Huiping Jiang Ya Zheng Source Type: research

Two is company: The posterior cerebellum and sequencing for pairs versus individuals during social preference prediction
Cogn Affect Behav Neurosci. 2023 Oct 11. doi: 10.3758/s13415-023-01127-y. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTPrevious studies have identified that the posterior cerebellum, which plays a role in processing temporal sequences in social events, is consistently and robustly activated when we predict future action sequences based on personality traits (Haihambo Haihambo et al. Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience 17(2), 241-251, 2022) and intentions (Haihambo et al. Cognitive, Affective, and Behavioral Neuroscience 23(2), 323-339, 2023). In the current study, we investigated whether these cerebellar areas are selectively act...
Source: Cognitive, Affective and Behavioral Neuroscience - October 11, 2023 Category: Neuroscience Authors: Naem Haihambo Qianying Ma Kris Baetens Tom Bylemans Elien Heleven Chris Baeken Natacha Deroost Frank Van Overwalle Source Type: research