Chronic pain is one of the most prevalent health problems in our modern world, with millions
of people debilitated by conditions such as back pain, headache and arthritis. To address …

The capacity to control emotion is important for human adaptation. Questions about the
neural bases of emotion regulation have recently taken on new importance, as functional …

Background Persistent pain is measured by means of self-report, the sole reliance on which
hampers diagnosis and treatment. Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) holds …

Contexts surround and imbue meaning to events; they are essential for recollecting the past,
interpreting the present and anticipating the future. Indeed, the brain's capacity to …

The prefrontal cortex (PFC) is not only important in executive functions, but also pain
processing. The latter is dependent on its connections to other areas of the cerebral …

Social interaction is a cornerstone of human life, yet the neural mechanisms underlying
social cognition are poorly understood. Recently, research that integrates approaches from …

When humans are offered the choice between rewards available at different points in time,
the relative values of the options are discounted according to their expected delays until …

Traditional theories of moral psychology emphasize reasoning and" higher cognition," while
more recent work emphasizes the role of emotion. The present fMRI data support a theory of …

The question of the self has intrigued philosophers and psychologists for a long time. More
recently, distinct concepts of self have also been suggested in neuroscience. However, the …

Social cognitive neuroscience examines social phenomena and processes using cognitive
neuroscience research tools such as neuroimaging and neuropsychology. This review …