Prefrontal cortex

Parieto-Frontal networks mediate contextual influences in the appraisal of pain and disgust facial expressions
We appraise other people’s emotions by combining multiple sources of information, including somatic facial/body reactions and the …
Giada Dirupo, Vincent Di Paolo, Emily Lettry, Kevin Schwab, Corrado Corradi˗Dell'Acqua
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Influence of Transient Emotional Episodes on Affective and Cognitive Theory of Mind
Our emotions may influence how we interact with others. Previous studies have shown an important role of emotion induction in …
Emilie Qiao-Tasserit, Corrado Corradi˗Dell'Acqua, Patrik Vuilleumier
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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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Medical education and distrust modulate the response of insular-cingulate network and ventral striatum in pain diagnosis
Healthcare providers often underestimate patients’ pain, sometimes even when aware of their reports. This could be the effect of …
Giada Dirupo, Sabrina Totaro, Jeanne Richard, Corrado Corradi˗Dell'Acqua
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Medical education and distrust modulate the response of insular-cingulate network and ventral striatum in pain diagnosis
Deficits in cognitive and affective theory of mind relate to dissociated lesion patterns in prefrontal and insular cortex
Neuroimaging studies suggest that understanding emotions in others engages brain regions partially common to those associated with more …
Corrado Corradi˗Dell'Acqua, Roberta Ronchi, Marine Thomasson, Therese Bernati, Arnaud Saj, Patrik Vuilleumier
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Atypical processing of social anticipation and feedback in borderline personality disorder
Borderline personality disorder (BPD) is characterized by maladaptive social functioning, and widespread negativity biases. The neural …
Kimberly C. Doell, Emilie Olié, Philippe Courtet, Corrado Corradi˗Dell'Acqua, Nader Perroud, Sophie Schwartz
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Regulating Pain
How pain interacts with high level executive functions.
Modality-specific effects of aversive expectancy in the anterior insula and medial prefrontal cortex
Expectations modulate the subjective experience of pain by increasing sensitivity to nociceptive inputs, an effect mediated by brain …
Gil Sharvit, Corrado Corradi˗Dell'Acqua, Patrik Vuilleumier
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The good, the bad, and the suffering. Transient emotional episodes modulate the neural circuits of pain and empathy
People’s sensitivity to first-hand pain is affected by their ongoing emotions, with positive states (joy, amusement) exerting …
Emilie Qiao-Tasserit, Corrado Corradi˗Dell'Acqua, Patrik Vuilleumier
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How the brain predicts people’s behavior in relation to rules and desires. Evidence of a medio-prefrontal dissociation
Forming and updating impressions about others is critical in everyday life and engages portions of the dorsomedial prefrontal cortex …
Corrado Corradi˗Dell'Acqua, Francesco Turri, Laurence Kaufmann, Fabrice Clément, Sophie Schwartz
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