Research conducted over the past several decades has revolutionized our understanding of
the role of the immune system in neural and psychological development and function across …

Many patients with major depressive disorder (MDD) are reported to have higher levels of
multiple inflammatory cytokines including interleukin 6 (IL-6). Recent studies both pre …

In this paper, we integrate recent theoretical and empirical developments in predictive
coding and active inference accounts of interoception (including the Embodied Predictive …

β-Endorphins are peptides that exert a wide variety of effects throughout the body. Produced
through the cleavage pro-opiomelanocortin (POMC), β-endorphins are the primarily agonist …

A growing body of research has indicated that acute stress can critically impact memory.
However, there are a number of inconsistencies in the literature, and important questions …

Mindfulness meditation represents a mental training framework for cultivating the state of
mindful awareness in daily life. Recently, there has been a surge of interest in how …

We propose that depression can be viewed as an adaptation to conserve energy after the
perceived loss of an investment in a vital resource such as a relationship, group identity, or …

Depression and inflammation fuel one another. Inflammation plays a key role in
depression's pathogenesis for a subset of depressed individuals; depression also primes …

The neurovisceral integration (NVI) model was originally proposed to account for observed
relationships between peripheral physiology, cognitive performance, and emotional/physical …

Objective: The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) threatened not only people's physical health
but also every aspect of their psychological well-being: from their struggle to avoid …