The N170 is the most prominent electrophysiological signature of face processing. While
facial expressions reliably modulate the N170, there is considerable variance in N170 …

A set of studies are reviewed that investigate the effects of repetition during scene
perception on event-related potentials, elucidating perceptual, memory and emotional …

In everyday life, the motivational value of faces is bound to the contexts in which faces are
perceived. Electrophysiological studies have demonstrated that inherent negatively valent …

Background. Obsessive–compulsive disorder (OCD) is associated with marked anxiety,
which triggers repetitive behaviours or mental rituals. The persistence of pathological …

Emotionally arousing stimuli are known to rapidly draw the brain's processing resources,
even when they are task-irrelevant. The steady-state visual evoked potential (SSVEP) …

In the past decades, affective science has overwhelmingly demonstrated the unique
properties of affective information to bias our attention, memory, and decisions. At the same …

Specific phobia can be treated successfully with exposure therapy. Although exposure
therapy has strong effects on self‐reported ratings and behavioral avoidance, effects on …

Background Cognitive bias is a common characteristic of major depressive disorder (MDD)
and is posited to remain during remission and contribute to recurrence risk. Attention bias …

As a form of attention, mindfulness is qualitatively receptive and non-reactive, and is thought
to facilitate adaptive emotional responding. One suggested mechanism is that mindfulness …

Is color a critical feature in emotional content extraction and involuntary attentional orienting
toward affective stimuli? Here we used briefly presented emotional distractors to investigate …