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Psychology, Biological
Eldad Keha, Eyal Kalanthroff
Summary: This study controlled for confounds and found that control adaptation is the main contributor to the modulation of the Stroop effect.
QUARTERLY JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Psychology, Biological
Alba Gonzalez-Roz, Victor Martinez-Loredo, Alvaro Postigo, Jin H. Yoon
Summary: This study compared the reliability and validity of two delay discounting tasks and found that the Monetary Choice Task (MCT) was more reliable than the Adjusting Amounts Task (AAC) in measuring impulsive choice in young adult substance users. However, the AAC may serve as a valid marker for assessing nicotine dependence and alcohol problems.
EXPERIMENTAL AND CLINICAL PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Psychology, Biological
Pierre-Marie Matta, Dorian Glories, Andrea Alamia, Robin Baures, Julien Duclay
Summary: Psychological factors can influence both psychological and physiological performance. In a study, it was found that performance improved during a physical exercise when the clock shown to the subjects was deceptively slowed down, without significant difference in neuromuscular fatigue. Computational modeling showed that the improvement in performance was explained by subjective time rather than actual time, challenging our understanding of fatigue.
Article
Psychology, Biological
Emma C. Lape, Jessica M. Powers, Lisa R. LaRowe, Joseph W. Ditre
Summary: Patients with chronic pain are more likely to be prescribed and become dependent on benzodiazepine (BZD) drugs. The study explored the relationship between cognitive factors and BZD use in pain management and found that expectancies for BZD analgesia were associated with greater use of prescription opioids.
EXPERIMENTAL AND CLINICAL PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Psychology, Biological
Jakub Gren, Ingmar Gorman, Anastasia Ruban, Filip Tyls, Snehal Bhatt, Marc Aixala
Summary: The use of psychedelics has a long history and has been studied for its potential benefits in mental health. Psychedelic integration (PI) is a practice that aims to minimize harm and maximize benefits of psychedelic use. While several PI models/methods have been proposed, there is a lack of empirical evidence to support them. This article calls for scientific research and evaluation of PI models/methods to ensure safe and effective use of psychedelics.
EXPERIMENTAL AND CLINICAL PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Psychology, Biological
Luigi Micillo, Simon Grondin, Giovanna Mioni
Summary: This study investigated the influence of emotion on time perception and found that the order of presentation and sensory modality can alter its effects. The results showed that emotional stimuli presented after temporal intervals in the visual condition led to time overestimation, while emotion had no effect on time perception in the auditory condition.
QUARTERLY JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY
(2023)
Review
Psychology, Biological
Kastoori Kalaivanan
Summary: There is limited knowledge about how aging affects suprasegmental properties like lexical tones, as most research focuses on segmental properties of speech in older adults. This review consolidates behavioral and neuroscientific research to explore factors influencing lexical tone perception and learning in older adults, and provides recommendations to enhance lexical tone learning in older age.
QUARTERLY JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Psychology, Biological
Elizabeth Linos, Jessica Lasky-Fink, Chris Larkin, Lindsay Moore, Elspeth Kirkman
Summary: This paper investigates the "formality effect" in government communications and finds that formal government communications are more effective at influencing resident behavior than informal ones, which has significant implications for government communicators.
NATURE HUMAN BEHAVIOUR
(2023)
Article
Psychology, Biological
Jeanette A. Mumford, Patrick G. Bissett, Henry M. Jones, Sunjae Shim, Jaime Ali H. Rios, Russell A. Poldrack
Summary: Ignoring response times in functional MRI analyses can lead to confounds and artificial associations. A new time-series model is proposed to address these issues and emphasizes the importance of examining the RT-based signal.
NATURE HUMAN BEHAVIOUR
(2023)
Article
Psychology, Biological
Ilker Yildirim, Max H. Siegel, Amir A. Soltani, Shraman Ray Chaudhuri, Joshua B. Tenenbaum
Summary: This study proposes a framework for three-dimensional shape perception based on analysis-by-synthesis, which incorporates intuitive physics and explains how shape can be inferred from the deformations it causes to other objects.
NATURE HUMAN BEHAVIOUR
(2023)
Article
Psychology, Biological
M. I. Cobos, M. Melcon, P. Rodriguez-San Esteban, A. Capilla, A. B. Chica
Summary: Our sensory system is capable of creating a unified perception of the world, but sometimes it combines features from different objects incorrectly. This study examines the temporal dynamics of feature integration and identifies the contribution of different frequency bands. Additionally, the role of expectancy in feature integration is explored, revealing the influence of top-down factors.
Article
Psychology, Biological
Robert Barrie, Lars Haalck, Benjamin Risse, Thomas Nowotny, Paul Graham, Cornelia Buehlmann
Summary: Research shows that ants rely on individual memory for habitual route guidance even in complex environments, using visual cues as the dominant sensory modality. These findings shed new light on how ants, or insects in general, navigate through complex multimodal environments.
LEARNING & BEHAVIOR
(2023)
Article
Psychology, Biological
Yu Luo, Jinjin Li, Yu Zhang, Wenhao Pan
Summary: Research indicates that rumination can lead to increased cortisol levels, negative mood, and state rumination. Compared with the distraction group, the rumination group displayed delayed cortisol recovery and decreased scalp prefrontal-limbic connectivities.
Review
Psychology, Biological
Julia Tomasi, Clement C. Zai, Jennie G. Pouget, Arun K. Tiwari, James L. Kennedy
Summary: Establishing quantifiable biological markers associated with anxiety can enhance genetic research of anxiety disorders. Heart rate variability (HRV) is a promising physiological measure that reflects the relationship between the sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems. This review evaluates the potential of HRV as a physiological biomarker of anxiety disorders by summarizing literature related to anxiety and HRV, as well as investigations of endophenotypes, neuroimaging, treatment response, and genetics. Deficient HRV shows promise as an endophenotype of anxiety and may serve as an index of prefrontal cortical control over the amygdala. The genetics of HRV can contribute to the understanding of the genetics of anxiety and treatment prediction. Strategies to advance genetic analytical approaches, such as polygenic methods, wearable devices, and pharmacogenetics, are suggested. HRV shows promising support as a physiological biomarker of anxiety, and the heart-brain relationship provides a novel approach to anxiety treatment development.
Article
Psychology, Biological
John Gould, Jose W. Valdez
Summary: This study reveals a highly specific feeding strategy observed in an Australian mosquito species, which exclusively feeds on the nostrils of specific amphibian hosts. The feeding site specificity suggests strong selection pressures, making the nostrils the optimal location for blood extraction. Understanding mosquito host preferences and feeding site specificity can provide valuable insights into disease transmission among amphibians.
Article
Psychology, Biological
Katja Gehmlich, Stefan Krause
Summary: Most scientific prizes and medals are named after men and are predominantly awarded to men. Though a small number of awards named after women or not named after individuals are more frequently awarded to women, gender parity has not yet been achieved. We urge the scientific community to reconsider the naming, nomination, and selection criteria of academic awards, medals, and prizes, and to diversify awarding committees and procedures to ensure greater inclusivity.
NATURE HUMAN BEHAVIOUR
(2023)
Article
Psychology, Biological
Rose S. Bono, Augustus M. White, Cosima Hoetger, Thokozeni Lipato, Warren K. Bickel, Caroline O. Cobb, Andrew J. Barnes
Summary: This study examines whether cigarettes can serve as substitutes for electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS) among ENDS users and proposes methodological extensions for policy-making and interventions. The results indicate that on average, cigarettes can be substitutes for ENDS among ENDS users, but there is significant heterogeneity in demand profiles. Therefore, additional indices of cross-product demand are useful in characterizing the anticipated and unanticipated effects of tobacco price policies.
JOURNAL OF THE EXPERIMENTAL ANALYSIS OF BEHAVIOR
(2023)
Article
Psychology, Biological
Peter R. Killeen
Summary: The rate of discounting future goods has a significant impact on both individual well-being and the well-being of our planet. It is challenging to accurately measure how the value of future goods decreases with delayed consumption due to the complex parameters involved in discount functions. The area under the discount curve (AuC) serves as a universal and robust measure, which can be approximated using a hyperbolic discount function. By transforming each data point into estimates of the discount rate, converting them into areas, and testing against empirical data, the relationship between AuC and log(k) can be accurately predicted.
JOURNAL OF THE EXPERIMENTAL ANALYSIS OF BEHAVIOR
(2023)
Article
Psychology, Biological
Patrick Schultheiss
Summary: Desert ant foragers rely on visual cues for navigation and can estimate their location with equal precision in all directions, even in visually unbalanced environments. This study highlights the importance of visual information distribution in systematic searching behavior of ants.
LEARNING & BEHAVIOR
(2023)
Article
Psychology, Biological
Catarina Soares, Carlos Pinto, Armando Machado
Summary: This study investigates the effects of timing and interference factors on pigeon behavior in the midsession reversal task, and finds that different intertrial intervals have different effects on the reversal of pigeon choices.
LEARNING & BEHAVIOR
(2023)
