The central autonomic system revisited–convergent evidence for a regulatory role of the insular and midcingulate cortex from neuroimaging meta-analyses

S Ferraro, B Klugah-Brown, CR Tench… - Neuroscience & …, 2022 - Elsevier
The autonomic nervous system regulates dynamic body adaptations to internal and external
environment changes. Capitalizing on two different algorithms (that differ in empirical …

Empathic pain evoked by sensory and emotional-communicative cues share common and process-specific neural representations

F Zhou, J Li, W Zhao, L Xu, X Zheng, M Fu, S Yao… - elife, 2020 - elifesciences.org
Pain empathy can be evoked by multiple cues, particularly observation of acute pain
inflictions or facial expressions of pain. Previous studies suggest that these cues commonly …

Pathological fear, anxiety and negative affect exhibit distinct neurostructural signatures: evidence from psychiatric neuroimaging meta-analysis

X Liu, B Klugah-Brown, R Zhang, H Chen… - Translational …, 2022 - nature.com
Internalizing disorders encompass anxiety, fear and depressive disorders, which exhibit
overlap at both conceptual and symptom levels. Given that a neurobiological evaluation is …

Dysregulated anterior insula reactivity as robust functional biomarker for chronic pain—meta‐analytic evidence from neuroimaging studies

S Ferraro, B Klugah‐Brown, CR Tench… - Human brain …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Neurobiological pain models propose that chronic pain is accompanied by neurofunctional
changes that mediate pain processing dysfunctions. In contrast, meta‐analyses of …

[HTML][HTML] Disorder-specific impaired neurocognitive function in major depression and generalized anxiety disorder

W Luo, L Luo, Q Wang, Y Li, Y Zhang, Y Hu… - Journal of Affective …, 2022 - Elsevier
Background Generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) and major depressive disorder (MDD) are
both highly prevalent and comorbid psychiatric disorders. Neurocognitive dysfunction has …

Common neurofunctional dysregulations characterize obsessive–compulsive, substance use, and gaming disorders—An activation likelihood meta‐analysis of …

B Klugah‐Brown, X Zhou, BK Pradhan… - Addiction …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Compulsivity and loss of behavioral control represent core symptoms in obsessive–
compulsive disorder (OCD), substance use disorder (SUD), and internet gaming disorder …

Intrinsic connectivity of the prefrontal cortex and striato-limbic system respectively differentiate major depressive from generalized anxiety disorder

X Xu, J Dai, Y Chen, C Liu, F Xin, X Zhou… - …, 2021 - nature.com
Major depressive disorder (MDD) and generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) are highly
prevalent and debilitating disorders. The high overlap on the symptomatic and …

Oxytocin facilitation of emotional empathy is associated with increased eye gaze toward the faces of individuals in emotional contexts

J Le, J Kou, W Zhao, M Fu, Y Zhang, B Becker… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
One of the most robust effects of intranasal oxytocin treatment is its enhancement of
emotional empathy responses across cultures to individuals displaying emotions in realistic …

Opposing and emotion-specific associations between frontal activation with depression and anxiety symptoms during facial emotion processing in generalized anxiety …

Y Chen, C Liu, F Xin, H Zou, Y Huang, J Wang… - Progress in Neuro …, 2023 - Elsevier
Major depression (MDD) and generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) have become one of the
leading global causes of disability and both are characterized by marked interpersonal and …

Higher levels of (Internet) Gaming Disorder symptoms according to the WHO and APA frameworks associate with lower striatal volume

X Zhou, R Wu, C Liu, J Kou, Y Chen… - Journal of behavioral …, 2020 - akjournals.com
Background and aims Growing concerns about the addictive nature of Internet and computer
games led to the preliminary recognition of Internet Gaming Disorder (IGD) as an emerging …