Research on perceptual and attentional processes in depression has shown that depressed
as opposed to nondepressed individuals do not exhibit a positive perceptual bias in …

BACKGROUND: Cognitive theories of depression predict mood-congruent negative biases
already at automatic stages of processing, although several behavioral studies seem to …

BACKGROUND: Childhood maltreatment represents a strong risk factor for the development
of depression and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in later life. In the present study, we …

Background Cognitive models of depression suggest that major depression is characterized
by biased facial emotion processing, making facial stimuli particularly valuable for …

Major depression has been repeatedly associated with amygdala hyper‐responsiveness to
negative (but not positive) facial expressions at early, automatic stages of emotion …

Biomarkers are now used in many areas of medicine but are still lacking for psychiatric
conditions such as schizophrenia (SCZ). We have used a multiplex molecular profiling approach …

The amygdala plays a pivotal role in a cortico-limbic circuitry implicated in emotion
processing and regulation. In the present study, functional connectivity of the amygdala with …

There is evidence that women are better in recognizing their own and others' emotions. The
female advantage in emotion recognition becomes even more apparent under conditions of …

Alexithymia is considered a dimensional personality trait that refers to a cluster of deficits in
the recognition, differentiation, and verbalization of emotions. Research on the neurobiology …

Animal studies have suggested neuropeptide S (NPS) and its receptor (NPSR) to be involved
in the pathogenesis of anxiety-related behavior. In this study, a multilevel approach was …