Emotions

“Affective and Social Neuroscience” is a focus in recent research on emotions which has several implications for psychiatry, psychology and psychotherapy. Adequate research designs have to be established to serve as “paradigms” within studies ...

Female vs. male stress type? A current overview of neuropsychological stress research

To be female or male is one of the most important determinants of various aspects of human life, such as health. Especially how we respond to stress has a severe impact ...

A video-set for experimental assessment of emotions during social interaction: validation and first data on neuronal effects

Social interactions are complex and frequently trigger positive and negative emotional reactions. Several psychopathologies are ...

Emotional learning: A naturalistic experimental paradigm for investigating fear acquisition and extinction using aversive films

Fear conditioning constitutes a well-established experimental paradigm in research on development and maintenance of anxiety ...

Differential neurobiology of emotional processing in specific phobia – implications for psychotherapy

Are there differential neurobiological correlates of affective processing in specific phobias depending on individual characteristics like sex and age? ...

Emotional correlates of consent capacity: an exploratory study

The present exploratory study follows the extensive critique of the cognitive focus of capacity research and examines possible emotional correlates of the capacity to consent to research ...

Language assessment in primary-school-age – sensitivity and specificity of the SET 5–10

Language impairment is the most common developmental disorder up to school entry. Optimized and reliable diagnosis is a vital prerequisite for early-onset therapeutic ...