Since 1987, large-scale mortalities of dolphins have been reported along the Atlantic coast
of North America, in the Gulf of Mexico, and in the Mediterranean Sea. Autopsied bottlenose …

Frontal electroencephalographic (EEG) alpha asymmetry is widely researched in studies of
emotion, motivation, and psychopathology, yet it is a metric that has been quantified and …

The role of interoception and its neural basis with relevance to drug addiction is reviewed.
Interoception consists of the receiving, processing, and integrating body-relevant signals with …

Resting frontal electroencephalographic (EEG) asymmetry has been hypothesized as a
marker of risk for major depressive disorder (MDD), but the extant literature is based …

A network of brain regions has been implicated in top-down attentional control, including left
dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (LDLPFC) and dorsal anterior cingulate cortex (dACC). The …

Functional MRI (fMRI) was used to examine the relationship between processing of pleasant
and unpleasant stimuli and activity in prefrontal cortex. Twenty volunteers identified the …

Anxiety is characterized by cognitive biases, including attentional bias to emotional (especially
threatening) stimuli. Accounts differ on the time course of attention to threat, but the …

The capability model of frontal electroencephalographic ( EEG ) asymmetry suggests that
brain activity during emotional challenge will be a more powerful indicator of predispositions …

Importance The prevalence of and mortality associated with methamphetamine use has
doubled during the past 10 years. There is evidence suggesting that methamphetamine use …

This article provides a selective review of the literature and current theories regarding the role
of prefrontal cortex, along with some other critical brain regions, in emotion and motivation. …