Abstract: Recent work using neuroimaging has shown that brain responses to a movie are similar across viewers. These similar responses emerge because the movie recruits brain systems involved in sensory (e.g., responding to the flickering ...
The Neuropsychology of AutismAbstract: Autism is a severe, static developmental disorder characterised by social and communicative deficits as well as by stereotyped, restricted behaviour patterns beginning within the first three years of life. Research ...
Aim: Several lines of evidence from various scientific approaches indicate that alcohol dependence (AD) in humans is genetically influenced. The aim of this review is to report recent findings, new approaches and developments in revealing the genetic ...
Crime Scene BrainThe questions whether and how human behavior is determined or modifiable, influence major portions of current neurocognition. Especially for the field of delinquent behavior, its underlying causes are currently more and more frequently ...
Genetics of dyslexiaSummary: Dyslexia is a very common developmental disorder. The aetiology of this complex disorder must in large part still be clarified. Dyslexia segregates in families and the risk for a sibling to become dyslexic is 3.5-fold ...
Genetic findings in schizophreniaSummary: Schizophrenia is characterized by a great heterogeneity of symptoms and functional deficits, especially of cognition. Different phenotypes are thought to result from the interaction of genetic predisposition and ...
The genetics of depressive disordersSummary: Among the most common severe psychiatric disorders worldwide, depressive disorders are a leading cause of morbidity, the onset usually occurring during childhood or adolescence. Symptomatology, prevalence, ...
Genetic findings in obsessive-compulsive disorder in childhood and adolescence and in adulthoodSummary: Obsessive-compulsive disorders (OCD) are on the rise, and affected children, 1-2% of the general population, often are seriously impaired in their ...
Nutrition and mental health – how findings from genetic studies can support the identification of dietary effectsAbstract.Introduction: Numerous studies indicate that dietary interventions could be an important ...
The Genetic Basis of ADHD – An UpdateAbstract. Genetic risks play an important role in the etiology of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). This review presents the current state of knowledge concerning ...
Obsessive-Compulsive DisordersAbstract: In obsessive-compulsive disorders the heterogeneous nature of the disorders have been recognized by several authors. The most promising attempts to split obsessive-compulsive disorders into subgroups are based on ...
Personalized medicine has a substantial potential to transform the way diseases will be predicted, prevented and treated. The field will greatly benefit from novel DNA sequencing technologies, in particular commoditization of individual whole genome ...
Physical activity is necessary for life and is one of the greatest opportunities to improve the health of populations, although it is sometimes mixed up with sports which can cause injuries or acute cardiac events. Nevertheless, some sedentaries can ...
Genetics of alcohol abuse and dependence in adults with ADHD<span class="fett">Aims:</span> Which genetic factors are relevant for the putative co-morbidity between alcohol misuse and dependence and adult attention deficit hyperactivity disorder? </p><p> ...
Zusammenfassung. Einführend wird die Geschlossenheit und Systematik des großen theoretischen Systems der Psychologie des 19. Jahrhunderts hervorgehoben. Sie beruhte auf der Annahme einer universellen Gültigkeit des Grundgesetzes der Assoziation. Beispiele ...
Biological foundations of impulsive-aggressive behaviorAbstract. Aggressive behavior disorders manifesting in early childhood are among the most common psychological disorders. They are often accompanied by lack of impulse control and other severe ...
Personality psychology: Current state and future prospectsAbstract. It is shown that Personality Psychology is an interdisciplinary and currently highly dynamic field of psychology. This is illustrated exemplarily for six fields of research: (a) ...
Animal models for anxiety and anxiety disorders - Selected models and approaches to study individual differencesAbstract. Animal models of anxiety play a critical role in our understanding of the neurobiopsychological mechanisms underlying anxiety and ...
Psychoendocrinology of anxiety disordersAbstract. Existing literature on the etiology, symptomatology, and course of anxiety disorders shows a broad variety of concepts and empirical results. One major field of psychobiological research as fear and ...