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The Impact of Pain on Subsequent Effort and Cognitive Performance
Theoretical accounts of pain and empirical evidence indicate that pain and cognitive control share common neurocognitive processes. …
Nicolas Silvestrini, Corrado Corradi˗Dell'Acqua
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Cognitive exertion affects the appraisal of one's own and other people's pain
Evaluating correctly others’ pain is a crucial prosocial ability, especially relevant for the healthcare system. In clinical …
Laura Riontino, Raphael Fournier, Alexandra Lapteva, Nicolas Silvestrini, Sophie Schwartz, Corrado Corradi˗Dell'Acqua
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Distraction and cognitive control independently impact parietal and prefrontal response to pain
Previous studies found that distracting someone through a challenging activity leads to hypoalgesia, an effect mediated by parietal and …
Nicolas Silvestrini, Corrado Corradi˗Dell'Acqua
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Selecting category specific visual information. Top-down and bottom-up control of object based attention
The ability to select, within the complexity of sensory input, the information most relevant for our purposes is influenced by both …
Corrado Corradi˗Dell'Acqua, Ralph Weidner, Gereon R. Fink
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