Executive control is a complex high-level cognitive function that relies on distributed brain
circuitry. We propose that the anterior insular cortex plays an under-appreciated role in …

Interoception refers to the representation of the internal states of an organism, and includes
the processes by which it senses, interprets, integrates, and regulates signals from within …

BACKGROUND The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) rapidly progressed to a global
pandemic. Although some patients totally recover from COVID-19 pneumonia, the disease's …

This review synthesizes relations between mindfulness and resting-state fMRI functional
connectivity of brain networks. Mindfulness is characterized by present-moment awareness …

Analysis and interpretation of studies on cognitive and affective dysregulation often draw
upon the network paradigm, especially the Triple Network Model, which consists of the …

Meditation trains the mind to focus attention towards an object or experience. Among
different meditation techniques, focused attention meditation is considered foundational for …

Current researchers mostly agree that the self consists of both bodily and non-bodily
environmental information. The neural mechanism underlying the integration of this …

BACKGROUND After the initial surge in COVID-19 cases, large numbers of patients were
discharged from a hospital without assessment of recovery. Now, an increasing number of …

Longitudinal comorbidity of depression and cognitive impairment has been reported by
number of epidemiological studies but the underlying mechanisms explaining the link …

Flexible decision-making requires animals to forego immediate rewards (exploitation) and
try novel choice options (exploration) to discover if they are preferable to familiar …