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Massaccesi C, Johnson-Ferguson L, Zimmermann J, Ehlert A, Baumgartner M, Binz T, et al.
Soc Cogn Affect Neurosci . 2024 Dec; 19(1. PMID: 39671693
Prior research has established that testosterone is an important modulator of social decision-making. However, evidence on the relationship between basal testosterone levels, commonly measured in saliva or blood, and social...
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Chiappini E, Massaccesi C, Korb S, Steyrl D, Willeit M, Silani G
Biol Psychiatry Cogn Neurosci Neuroimaging . 2024 Apr; 9(9):948-957. PMID: 38642898
Background: Atypical anticipation of social reward has been shown to lie at the core of the social challenges faced by individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). However, previous research has...
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Massaccesi C, Korb S, Gotzendorfer S, Chiappini E, Willeit M, Lundstrom J, et al.
Hum Brain Mapp . 2024 Mar; 45(4):e26645. PMID: 38445523
Rewards are a broad category of stimuli inducing approach behavior to aid survival. Extensive evidence from animal research has shown that wanting (the motivation to pursue a reward) and liking...
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Korb S, Clarke A, Massaccesi C, Willeit M, Silani G
Psychopharmacology (Berl) . 2023 Jul; 240(10):2081-2091. PMID: 37477676
Rationale: According to theories of embodied cognition, facial mimicry - the spontaneous, low-intensity imitation of a perceived emotional facial expression - is first an automatic motor response, whose accompanying proprioceptive...
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Conway 3rd L, Woodard S, Zubrod A, Tiburcio M, Martinez-Velez N, Sorgente A, et al.
Front Psychol . 2023 Jan; 13:937211. PMID: 36600725
Despite being bio-epidemiological phenomena, the causes and effects of pandemics are culturally influenced in ways that go beyond national boundaries. However, they are often studied in isolated pockets, and this...
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Mikus N, Korb S, Massaccesi C, Gausterer C, Graf I, Willeit M, et al.
Elife . 2022 Dec; 11. PMID: 36468832
Human behaviour requires flexible arbitration between actions we do out of habit and actions that are directed towards a specific goal. Drugs that target opioid and dopamine receptors are notorious...
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Massaccesi C, Korb S, Willeit M, Quednow B, Silani G
Psychoneuroendocrinology . 2022 May; 142:105801. PMID: 35609510
Facial mimicry and emotion recognition are two socio-cognitive abilities involved in adaptive socio-emotional behavior, promoting affiliation and the establishment of social bonds. The mu-opioid receptor (MOR) system plays a key...
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Korb S, Mikus N, Massaccesi C, Grey J, Duggirala S, Kotz S, et al.
Emotion . 2022 Mar; 23(2):569-588. PMID: 35298222
Appraisals can be influenced by cultural beliefs and stereotypes. In line with this, past research has shown that judgments about the emotional expression of a face are influenced by the...
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Massaccesi C, Willeit M, Quednow B, Nater U, Lamm C, Muller D, et al.
Neuropsychopharmacology . 2022 Feb; 47(10):1798-1807. PMID: 35140347
Animal research suggests a central role of the μ-opioid receptor (MOR) system in regulating affiliative behaviors and in mediating the stress-buffering function of social contact. However, the neurochemistry of stress-related...
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Massaccesi C, Chiappini E, Paracampo R, Korb S
Front Psychol . 2021 Jun; 12:689162. PMID: 34135838
In most European countries, the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic (spring 2020) led to the imposition of physical distancing rules, resulting in a drastic and sudden reduction of real-life...