Targeting human glucocorticoid receptors in fear learning: a multiscale integrated approach to study functional connectivity

S Battaglia, C Di Fazio, M Mazzà, M Tamietto… - International journal of …, 2024 - mdpi.com
Fear extinction is a phenomenon that involves a gradual reduction in conditioned fear
responses through repeated exposure to fear-inducing cues. Functional brain connectivity …

Move your body, boost your brain: the positive impact of physical activity on cognition across all age groups

F Festa, S Medori, M Macrì - Biomedicines, 2023 - mdpi.com
While the physical improvements from exercise have been well documented over the years,
the impact of physical activity on mental health has recently become an object of interest …

Towards a mechanistic understanding of depression, anxiety, and their comorbidity: Perspectives from cognitive neuroscience

M Tanaka, C Chen - Frontiers in behavioral neuroscience, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Depression and anxiety are two prevalent mental health disorders that have a significant
impact on individuals' lives and society (Brenes, 2007; Malone and Wachholtz, 2018). These …

Neurodegeneration in cognitive impairment and mood disorders for experimental, clinical and translational neuropsychiatry

S Battaglia, A Avenanti, L Vécsei, M Tanaka - Biomedicines, 2024 - mdpi.com
Neurodegeneration poses a significant challenge for the fields of neuroscience and
medicine, as it is the underlying cause of the development and advancement of numerous …

[HTML][HTML] Changing connectivity between premotor and motor cortex changes inter-areal communication in the human brain

J Trajkovic, V Romei, MFS Rushworth, A Sel - Progress in Neurobiology, 2023 - Elsevier
The ventral premotor cortex (PMv) is an important component of cortico-cortical pathways
mediating prefrontal control over primary motor cortex (M1) function. Paired associative …

Cortico‐cortical paired associative stimulation conditioning superficial ventral premotor cortex–primary motor cortex connectivity influences motor cortical activity …

A Casarotto, E Dolfini, L Fadiga, G Koch… - The Journal of …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The ventral premotor cortex (PMv) and primary motor cortex (M1) represent critical nodes of
a parietofrontal network involved in grasping actions, such as power and precision grip …

Innovation at the intersection: emerging translational research in neurology and psychiatry

M Tanaka, S Battaglia, L Giménez-Llort, C Chen… - Cells, 2024 - mdpi.com
Translational research in neurological and psychiatric diseases is a rapidly advancing field
that promises to redefine our approach to these complex conditions [1–9]. The Topic …

[HTML][HTML] Influence of frontal-to-parietal connectivity in pseudoneglect: A cortico-cortical paired associative stimulation study

G Guidali, C Bagattini, M De Matola, D Brignani - Cortex, 2023 - Elsevier
Pseudoneglect is a set of visuospatial biases that entails a behavioral advantage for stimuli
appearing in the left hemifield compared to the right one. Although right hemisphere …

[HTML][HTML] Driving Hebbian plasticity over ventral premotor-motor projections transiently enhances motor resonance

E Chiappini, S Turrini, M Zanon, M Marangon… - Brain Stimulation, 2024 - Elsevier
Background Making sense of others' actions relies on the activation of an action observation
network (AON), which maps visual information about observed actions onto the observer's …

Social cognition in hyperkinetic movement disorders: a systematic review

G Rizzo, D Martino, L Avanzino, A Avenanti… - Social …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Numerous lines of research indicate that our social brain involves a network of cortical and
subcortical brain regions that are responsible for sensing and controlling body movements …