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The neural substrate for working memory of tactile surface texture
Wiley (2013)Fine surface texture is best discriminated by touch, in contrast to macro geometric features like shape. We used functional magnetic resonance imaging and a delayed match-to-sample task to investigate the neural substrate ... -
The Neurobiology of Activational Aspects of Motivation: Exertion of Effort, Effort-Based Decision Making, and the Role of Dopamine
Annual Reviews (2024)Motivational processes are complex and multifaceted, with both directional and activational aspects. Behavioral activation and exertion of effort are functions that enable organisms to overcome obstacles separating them ... -
The non-selective adenosine antagonist theophylline reverses the effects of dopamine antagonism on tremor, motor activity and effort-based decision-making
Elsevier (2020)Considerable evidence indicates that adenosine and dopamine systems interact in the regulation of basal ganglia function. Nonselective adenosine antagonists such as the methylxanthine caffeine as well as selective adenosine ... -
The Non-word Repetition Task as a clinical marker of Specific Language Impairment in Spanish-speaking children
Sage (2016)Forty native Spanish-speaking children (age 8;0–10;3), 20 with Specific Language Impairment (SLI) and 20 with Typical Language Development (TLD), received a battery of psycholinguistic tests, IQ, hearing screenings, and ... -
The novel adenosine A2A antagonist prodrug MSX-4 is effective in animal models related to motivational and motor functions
Elsevier (2012)Adenosine A2A and dopamine D2 receptors interact to regulate diverse aspects of ventral and dorsal striatal functions related to motivational and motor processes, and it has been suggested that adenosine A2A antagonists ... -
The Novel Atypical Dopamine Uptake Inhibitor (S)-CE-123 Partially Reverses the Effort-Related Effects of the Dopamine Depleting Agent Tetrabenazine and Increases Progressive Ratio Responding
Frontiers Media (2019-06-28)Animal studies of effort-based choice behavior are being used to model effort-related motivational dysfunctions in humans. With these procedures, animals are offered a choice between high-effort instrumental actions ... -
The pharmacology of effort-related choice behavior: Dopamine, depression, and individual differences
Elsevier (2016)This review paper is focused upon the involvement of mesolimbic dopamine (DA) and related brain systems in effort-based processes. Interference with DA transmission affects instrumental behavior in a manner that interacts ... -
The phenomenon of Sexting among Spanish Teenagers: Prevalence, Attitudes, Motivations and Explanatory Variables
Servicio de Publicaciones, Universidad de Murcia (2020-04-09)El sexting es un fenómeno que consiste en el envío y la recepción de fotos, videos y/o mensajes de texto de naturaleza sexual a través de smartphones. Como en todos los demás países desarrollados, se está convirtiendo en ... -
The power of visualization: back to the future for pain management in fibromyalgia syndrome
Oxford University Press (2018)Objective: Previous studies have demonstrated the effects of positive psychological factors on pain adjustment. Specifically, optimism has been linked to better physical functioning and less psychological distress. Until ... -
The Present and Future of Positive Technologies
Mary Ann Liebert (2012)The goal of this work is to delimit the field of Positive Technology—the scientific and applied approach to the use of technology for improving the quality of our personal experience. This new field combines the objectives ... -
The relationship between resilience and quality of life in patients with a drainage enterostomy
Sage (2018-03)Impact and adjustment to a drainage enterostomy are measured mainly through health indicators. To investigate the relationship between resilience and adaptation to the placement of a drainage enterostomy. Prospective ... -
The renaissance of acetaldehyde as a psychoactive compound: decades in the making
Frontiers Media (2014-07-22)As with many events in the history of science, the development of the hypothesis that acetaldehyde is a plausible psychoactive substance with specific central effects (not related to its toxic- ity) has not been either ... -
The risk of eating disorders and academic performance in adolescents: DADOS study
Arán Ediciones (2018)Introduction: eating disorders (ED) are complex multifactorial chronic diseases with adverse consequences on cognition in adolescence. Objectives: the main aim of the present study was to analyze the association between ... -
The Role of Behavioral Impulsivity in the Development of Alcohol Dependence: A 4-Year Follow-Up Study
Wiley (2008)Background: Although many studies have established a close relation between impulsivity and alcohol use disorders, little is known about the role of behavioral impulsivity in the development of these disorders. Objectives: ... -
The role of dispositional and social factors in Argentinian and Spanish women's sexuality
Taylor & Francis (2019-05-01)This study examines the role of sociocultural and dispositional factors in the sexual expressions of young Argentinian and Spanish women. Three hundred young women self-evaluated their sexual practices, sexual orientation, ... -
The role of dopamine D1 receptor transmission in effort-related choice behavior: Effects of D1 agonists
Elsevier (2015)Mesolimbic dopamine (DA), particularly in the nucleus accumbens, is a critical component of the brain circuitry involved in behavioral activation and effort-related processes. Although much is known about the characteristics of ... -
The role of emotion regulation strategies and dissociation in non-suicidal self-injury for women with borderline personality disorder and comorbid eating disorder
W. B. Saunders (2015-11)Different dysfunctional emotion regulation strategies are observed in patients with borderline personality disorder (BPD) and comorbid eating disorders (EDs) who report non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI). The objective of ... -
The role of facial skin tone and texture in the perception of age
Elsevier (2023-09)Age and gender perception from looking at people’s faces, without any cultural or conventional cues, is primarily based on two independent components: a) the shape or facial structure, and b) surface reflectance (skin ... -
The role of genetic variability in the GABRA6, 5-HTT and BDNF genes in anxiety-related traits
Wiley-Blackwell (2012-03)Objective: The aims of this study were to test the individual association of the serotonin transporter gene (SLC6A4), the brain-derived neurotrophic factor gene (BDNF) and the GABAAα6 receptor subunit gene (GABRA6) with ... -
The Role of Pain Catastrophizing and Pain Acceptance in Performance-Based and Self-Reported Physical Functioning in Individuals with Fibromyalgia and Obesity
MDPI (2021-08-19)Impaired physical functioning is one of the most critical consequences associated with fibromyalgia, especially when there is comorbid obesity. Psychological factors are known to contribute to perceived (i.e., subjective) ...