The neurobiological correlates of gaze perception in healthy individuals and neurologic patients

S Battaglia, JH Fabius, K Moravkova, A Fracasso… - Biomedicines, 2022 - mdpi.com
The ability to adaptively follow conspecific eye movements is crucial for establishing shared
attention and survival. Indeed, in humans, interacting with the gaze direction of others …

The spatial effect of fearful faces in the autonomic response

G Ellena, S Battaglia, E Làdavas - Experimental Brain Research, 2020 - Springer
Peripersonal space (PPS) corresponds to the space around the body and it is defined by the
location in space where multimodal inputs from bodily and external stimuli are integrated. Its …

A generative adversarial model of intrusive imagery in the human brain

CA Cushing, AJ Dawes, SG Hofmann, H Lau… - PNAS …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
The mechanisms underlying the subjective experiences of mental disorders remain poorly
understood. This is partly due to long-standing over-emphasis on behavioral and …

Prioritization of danger-related social signals during threat-induced anxiety.

M Beaurenaut, R Mennella, G Dezecache, J Grèzes - Emotion, 2023 - psycnet.apa.org
Under threat, the combinations of fearful display and gaze orientation emitted by others can
provide crucial information about the presence and location of the danger, as well as …

Impairment in recognition of emotional facial expressions in Alzheimer's disease is represented by EEG theta and alpha responses

B Güntekin, L Hanoğlu, T Aktürk, E Fide… - …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Behavioral studies have shown that the recognition of facial expressions may be impaired in
patients with Alzheimer's disease (AD). The identification and recognition of a facial …

The spatial logic of fear

G Ellena, F Starita, P Haggard, E Làdavas - Cognition, 2020 - Elsevier
Peripersonal space (PPS) refers to the space surrounding the body. PPS is characterised by
distinctive patterns of multisensory integration and sensory-motor interaction. In addition …

Differential neurodynamics and connectivity in the dorsal and ventral visual pathways during perception of emotional crowds and individuals: A MEG study

HY Im, CA Cushing, N Ward, K Kveraga - Cognitive, Affective, & Behavioral …, 2021 - Springer
Reading the prevailing emotion of groups of people (“crowd emotion”) is critical to
understanding their overall intention and disposition. It alerts us to potential dangers, such …

Magnocellular and parvocellular pathway contributions to facial threat cue processing

CA Cushing, HY Im, RB Adams Jr… - Social cognitive and …, 2019 - academic.oup.com
Human faces evolved to signal emotions, with their meaning contextualized by eye gaze.
For instance, a fearful expression paired with averted gaze clearly signals both presence of …

A double‐blind trial of decoded neurofeedback intervention for specific phobias

CA Cushing, H Lau, M Kawato… - Psychiatry and …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Aim A new closed‐loop functional magnetic resonance imaging method called multivoxel
neuroreinforcement has the potential to alleviate the subjective aversiveness of exposure …

Reduced resting and task-related alpha activity in mine workers: Implications for occupational health and neurodegenerative risk

S Çelik, E Yıldırım, B Güntekin - International Journal of Psychophysiology, 2025 - Elsevier
Underground mine workers face many risk factors at work sites that are known to affect the
neural system. Observational studies report that these risk factors precede neuromuscular …