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Representational dynamics during extinction of fear memories in the human brain

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Pacheco-Estefan, D., Bouyeure, A., Jacob, G., Fellner, M.-C., Lehongre, K., Lambrecq, V., Frazzini, V., Navarro, V., Güntürkün, O., Shen, L., Yang, J., Han, B., Chen, Q., & Axmacher, N. (2025). Representational dynamics during extinction of fear memories in the human brain. Nature Human Behaviour. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41562-025-02268-5

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The Relationship Between Vividness of Positive Future-Oriented Mental Imagery, Anhedonia, and Positive Affect

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Interindividual Variability in Memory Performance Is Related to Corticothalamic Networks during Memory Encoding and Retrieval

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Passiatore, R., Lupo, A., Sambuco, N., Antonucci, L. A., Stolfa, G., Bertolino, A., Popolizio, T., Suchan, B., & Pergola, G. (2025). Interindividual Variability in Memory Performance Is Related to Corticothalamic Networks during Memory Encoding and Retrieval. The Journal of Neuroscience, 45(19), e0975242025. https://doi.org/10.1523/JNEUROSCI.0975-24.2025

Loneliness – not for the faint of heart? Effects of transient loneliness induction on neural and parasympathetic responses to affective stimuli

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